Post Office is a Grade II listed building in the Shropshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 1 February 1974. Post office.

Post Office

WRENN ID
north-pedestal-ochre
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Shropshire
Constituency
South Shropshire MP: Stuart Anderson (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
1 February 1974
Type
Post office
Address
Post Office, 9, High Street, Much Wenlock, TF13 6AE
OS grid reference
SO 623 998
Coordinates
52.59542, -2.55791
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The Post Office, located at No. 9 on Much Wenlock High Street, is a building from the mid-18th century and later. It is constructed of red brick and features two storeys plus an attic. The façade includes three sash windows set in broad frames, which have moulded stone keyblocks and flat brick arches. The sides of the building are accented with rusticated brick quoins, and there are moulded wood eaves. The roof is tiled and has three modern dormers. The ground floor showcases a modern bay that projects outward, featuring shop fronts. This building is part of a group that includes Nos 9 to 34 in sequence, the Gaskell Arms Hotel, and The Old Vicarage.

Local climate

Post Office receives an average of 780 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 62% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 83% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 44 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 85% of listed buildings. Of these, 23 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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