70 and 72, Upper Bar is a Grade II listed building in the Telford and Wrekin local planning authority area, England. First listed on 29 June 1978. House. 1 related planning application.
70 and 72, Upper Bar
- WRENN ID
- grim-merlon-alder
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Telford and Wrekin
- Constituency
- The Wrekin MP: Mark Pritchard (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 29 June 1978
- Type
- House
- Address
- 70 and 72, Upper Bar, Newport
- OS grid reference
- SJ 746 188
- Coordinates
- 52.76681, -2.37707
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Nos 70 and 72 on Upper Bar are early 19th-century buildings made of painted brick. They stand three storeys tall and feature three sash windows with plain lintels, along with plain eaves. The buildings have modern tiles and modern shop fronts. They are included in the listing for their group value.
Local climate
70 and 72, Upper Bar receives an average of 800 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 55% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 79% 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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- No EPC on record for this property
- Sale history — 3 transactions since 2007
- 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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