Public Library is a Grade II listed building in the North Warwickshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 11 November 1952. Library.
Public Library
- WRENN ID
- waiting-casement-tide
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- North Warwickshire
- Constituency
- North Warwickshire and Bedworth MP: Rachel Taylor (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 11 November 1952
- Type
- Library
- Address
- Public Library, 141, High Street, Coleshill
- OS grid reference
- SP 201 887
- Coordinates
- 52.49672, -1.70491
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The building at No. 141 High Street, originally a house and now serving as a public library, dates back to around 1800. It is constructed of roughcast brick and features a plain-tile roof with brick stacks at either end. The structure has three storeys, with the second floor having reduced proportions, and is topped with a plain coped parapet that includes a parapet band.
The façade consists of five bays, showcasing glazing bar sash windows, with the central lights being larger than the others. The first and second floor windows are accented with sill bands. A central part-glazed door leads into the building, topped by a rectangular overlight that contains patterned glazing bars. This entrance is framed by a Roman Doric porch, which is adorned with fluted columns, triglyphs, and a moulded cornice hood.
Inside, the front door opens into an entrance hall that provides access to the other ground floor rooms. These rooms feature marble fireplaces that date back to around 1800.
Local climate
Public Library receives an average of 770 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 63% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 74% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 36 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 64% of listed buildings. Of these, 17 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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