66-68, Whitburn Street is a Grade II listed building in the Shropshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 19 December 1988. Shop, dwelling.
66-68, Whitburn Street
- WRENN ID
- rusted-stronghold-martin
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Shropshire
- Constituency
- South Shropshire MP: Stuart Anderson (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 19 December 1988
- Type
- Shop, dwelling
- Address
- 66-68, Whitburn Street, Bridgnorth
- OS grid reference
- SO 715 932
- Coordinates
- 52.53612, -2.42134
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
66-68 Whitburn Street is a pair of shops and dwellings dating from the 18th century, with some alterations made in the 19th century. The front is made of painted brick, while the rear is constructed of red brick. The building features a plain-tile roof with tall L-plan stacks at the rear and brick dentilled eaves.
It has two storeys and a three-window range, which includes two 2-light casements and a 3-light casement on the right. The ground floor has, from left to right, a 20th-century door, a 3-light casement, another door, a 2-light casement, a 6-panel door, and a 19th-century shop window with glazing-bar sashes. The entrance to No 66 is located down an alley at the right end. The wings at the rear mainly have 2-light casements.
Inside, No 66 features a blocked corner open fireplace that is back-to-back with the fireplace in No 67. The hood of the fireplace and an old purlin are visible on the first floor. No 67 has a chamfered beam with ogee stops on the ground floor, along with a blocked fireplace and hood. The roof is not visible. No 68 is noted for having ceiling beams.
Local climate
66-68, Whitburn Street receives an average of 790 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 57% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 69% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 40 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 77% of listed buildings. Of these, 20 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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