78 and 79, High Street is a Grade II listed building in the Shropshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 1 February 1974. Commercial building. 1 related planning application.
78 and 79, High Street
- WRENN ID
- bitter-thatch-ebony
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Shropshire
- Constituency
- South Shropshire MP: Stuart Anderson (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 1 February 1974
- Type
- Commercial building
- Address
- 78 and 79, High Street, Bridgnorth, WV16 4DS
- OS grid reference
- SO 715 932
- Coordinates
- 52.53668, -2.42018
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The buildings at 78 and 79 High Street date from the 18th century. Number 78 is constructed of painted brick, while number 79 is of red brick. Both buildings are three storeys high and feature dentilled eaves. They have tiled roofs, a combination of older and newer tiles. The frontages now have modern shop fronts.
Local climate
78 and 79, High 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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- Full EPC report — heating system, energy costs, size, glazing, construction etc.
- Sale history — 1 transaction since 2001
- Related listed building consents — 1 application
- 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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