37, 38 and 38a, Castle Street is a Grade II listed building in the Shropshire local planning authority area, England. House, bank. 3 related planning applications.
37, 38 and 38a, Castle Street
- WRENN ID
- white-latch-holly
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Shropshire
- Constituency
- Shrewsbury MP: Julia Buckley (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Type
- House, bank
- Address
- 37, 38 and 38a, Castle Street, Shrewsbury, SY1 2BW
- OS grid reference
- SJ 493 126
- Coordinates
- 52.70924, -2.75162
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Nos. 37, 38, and 38A on Castle Street in Shrewsbury is a house that has been converted into a bank. It was built in 1723 and features a stucco exterior over brick, with a roof that is not visible behind the parapet. The building stands three storeys tall and has a five-window range. The shop front has been inserted and is flanked by rusticated stone piers, topped with a cornice. Above the shop front, there are 12-pane sash windows, although the glazing bars have been removed from the lower sash. The windows have moulded sills, recessed aprons, and stressed keystones that connect to a string course. The corners of the building feature stressed angle quoins. A cornice with dentilling runs below the parapet and is adorned with ball finials. There are two rainwater heads on the building, both dated 1723. No. 38A was listed on May 30, 1969.
Local climate
37, 38 and 38a, Castle Street receives an average of 770 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 64% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 92% 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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- Full EPC report — heating system, energy costs, size, glazing, construction etc.
- Sale history — 1 transaction since 2015
- Related listed building consents — 3 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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