54-59, Abbey Foregate is a Grade II listed building in the Shropshire local planning authority area, England. Terrace of houses. 6 related planning applications.

54-59, Abbey Foregate

WRENN ID
nether-nave-oak
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Shropshire
Constituency
Shrewsbury MP: Julia Buckley (Lab)
Country
England
Type
Terrace of houses
Address
54-59, Abbey Foregate, Shrewsbury, SY2 6BQ
OS grid reference
SJ 500 124
Coordinates
52.70719, -2.74117
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

A terrace of six houses located at 54-59 Abbey Foregate, Shrewsbury, was built around 1850. The houses are constructed of brick with a Welsh slate roof. They are two storeys high with an attic raised over a basement, and have a six-window frontage. The dwellings are arranged in symmetrical pairs, with three-centred arched doorways leading to eight-panelled doors with overlights, accessed by steps. Projecting sash windows are framed by stone architraves, with mullions and transoms dividing the windows. The window of number 54 projects into a small, flat-roofed extension. Upper windows are similarly designed, but lack architraves, featuring flat-arched brick heads. Dormers in the coped gables of the attic have two-light sash windows, some of which have been replaced. The building has a plain brick eaves course and axial and end wall stacks. Group value is evidenced by the consistent architectural style and detailing.

Local climate

54-59, Abbey Foregate receives an average of 750 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 70% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 98% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 47 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 88% of listed buildings. Of these, 24 follow at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.3°C per decade since 1991.

Averages for 1991–2020; temperature trend 1991–2025. Figures describe the wider area (a grid cell of roughly 10 km), not the individual site. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026.

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  • Sale history — 5 transactions since 2009
  • Related listed building consents — 6 applications
  • Detailed attributes — period, style, materials, features
  • Flood risk assessment
  • Radon risk assessment
  • Weather exposure and heating demand — rain and frost month by month and year by year, wind direction, solar and humidity
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