The White House and Attached Wall and Railings is a Grade II listed building in the Tamworth local planning authority area, England. First listed on 11 May 1950. Office. 7 related planning applications.
The White House and Attached Wall and Railings
- WRENN ID
- blind-footing-alder
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Tamworth
- Constituency
- Tamworth MP: Sarah Edwards (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 11 May 1950
- Type
- Office
- Address
- The White House and Attached Wall and Railings, Church Street, B79 7DH
- OS grid reference
- SK 206 040
- Coordinates
- 52.63417, -1.69569
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The White House, along with its attached wall and railings, is an early 19th-century building that was formerly known as the Municipal Offices. It is located on Church Street in Tamworth. The structure is built of stucco and features a roof with both stucco and brick stacks. The building has a double-depth plan and is designed in an early Georgian style, standing three storeys tall with a symmetrical five-window arrangement.
Notable architectural features include a platt band over the ground floor, angle pilasters with entablature blocks, a top cornice, and a coped parapet. The entrance is marked by a doorcase with a pediment and a four-fielded-panel door, which is accessed by steps with iron railings. The windows are fitted with sills and keystones above 12-pane horned sashes, with the central windows set in a forward break.
On the left side of the building, there are two lateral stacks, and a round-headed stair window features small-paned glazing. The rear of the building includes a top entablature and a large full-height bow with a tripartite sash window consisting of 10:15:10 panes on the ground floor, topped with a frieze and cornice. A similar window is present on the first floor. The right side of the building is partly brick and has a brick lateral stack.
Additionally, there is a mid-19th-century brick wall with cast-iron coping and railings that extend approximately 15 meters to the north. Inside, the building is noted for its stick-baluster staircase located on the left side, which features an entablature.
Local climate
The White House and Attached Wall and Railings 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 73% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 38 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 72% of listed buildings. Of these, 18 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 — 2 transactions since 2016
- Related listed building consents — 7 applications
- 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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