London House is a Grade II listed building in the Telford and Wrekin local planning authority area, England. First listed on 29 June 1978. Commercial.
London House
- WRENN ID
- ruined-entrance-thistle
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Telford and Wrekin
- Constituency
- The Wrekin MP: Mark Pritchard (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 29 June 1978
- Type
- Commercial
- Address
- London House, 79, High Street, Newport
- OS grid reference
- SJ 744 191
- Coordinates
- 52.76907, -2.37945
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
London House is a mid-18th century building with a core dating back to the mid-17th century, located on the west side of High Street. The structure has three storeys and features four sash windows without glazing bars, which are adorned with moulded keyblocks and plain lintels. The building has quoins at the sides and a lead rainwater head that is dated 1740. A moulded plaster eaves cornice and stone-coped gabled ends are also present, with a tiled roof. The shop front, which dates from the late 19th century, includes modern glazing and fluted granite pilasters. The interior has undergone significant alterations.
Local climate
London House 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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