18, The Wharfage is a Grade II listed building in the Telford and Wrekin local planning authority area, England. First listed on 9 August 1974. House.

18, The Wharfage

WRENN ID
dusted-portal-gilt
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Telford and Wrekin
Constituency
Telford MP: Shaun Davies (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
9 August 1974
Type
House
Address
18, The Wharfage, the Gorge
OS grid reference
SJ 669 035
Coordinates
52.62904, -2.49
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

No. 18 The Wharfage is a mid-19th century building located in Ironbridge. It is constructed of red brick with yellow brick dressings and has two storeys. The facade features two casement windows that are topped with hood moulds made of blue brick. The entrance is marked by a simple wooden pilaster doorcase, which includes a weather-hood and a four-flush-panel door. The roof is gable-ended and covered with tiles.

Local climate

18, The Wharfage receives an average of 790 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 59% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 80% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 42 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 80% 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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