1 The Square is a Grade II listed building in the Shropshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 10 January 1953. Offices.

1 The Square

WRENN ID
riven-panel-burdock
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Shropshire
Constituency
Shrewsbury MP: Julia Buckley (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
10 January 1953
Type
Offices
Address
1 The Square, Shrewsbury, SY1 1LA
OS grid reference
SJ 491 125
Coordinates
52.70787, -2.7542
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

1 The Square is a purpose-built office building dating from the early 19th century. It has an ashlar facade, with the roof hidden behind a parapet. The building stands three storeys high and features a three-window arrangement facing The Square, while the return elevation to High Street has a two-window range. The shop front is largely from the late 20th century, and above it are two- and four-pane sash windows. The cornice is interrupted by acroteria and is slightly raised over the central bay. The elevation facing High Street is unornamented.

Local climate

1 The Square 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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