56 and 58, High Street is a Grade II listed building in the Shropshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 6 June 1983. House. 1 related planning application.

56 and 58, High Street

WRENN ID
pale-doorway-owl
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Shropshire
Constituency
North Shropshire MP: Helen Morgan (LD)
Country
England
Date first listed
6 June 1983
Type
House
Address
56 and 58, High Street, Wem Urban, SY4 5DW
OS grid reference
SJ 512 289
Coordinates
52.85539, -2.7259
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

This is an early 19th century red brick building range with a Welsh slate roof, gabled ends, and brackets to the eaves soffit. It is three storeys high and comprises four bays. The windows are sash windows with glazing bars and plain lintels. There are two Victorian shop fronts incorporated into the ground floor. A left-hand elliptical arched carriageway provides access. Brick ridge chimney stacks are also present.

Local climate

56 and 58, High 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 95% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 41 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 79% of listed buildings. Of these, 21 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 — 2 transactions since 1997
  • Related listed building consents — 1 application
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  • 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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