The Shakespeare is a Grade II listed building in the Stratford-on-Avon local planning authority area, England. First listed on 5 April 1967. Public house. 5 related planning applications.
The Shakespeare
- WRENN ID
- twisted-loft-twilight
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Stratford-on-Avon
- Constituency
- Stratford-on-Avon MP: Manuela Perteghella (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 5 April 1967
- Type
- Public house
- Address
- The Shakespeare, Chapel Street, Welford-On-Avon, CV37 8PX
- OS grid reference
- SP 150 518
- Coordinates
- 52.16436, -1.7816
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Shakespeare is a public house located on Chapel Street in Welford-on-Avon, dating from the late 18th century or early 19th century. The building is constructed of brick, which is painted on the front, and features a tiled roof with brick end stacks. It has an L-shaped plan.
The exterior consists of two storeys with a symmetrical three-window arrangement. At the top, there is a dentiled brick cornice. The entrance is sheltered by a 20th-century lean-to porch. The ground floor showcases bow windows with four-light small-paned casements, while the first floor has segmental-headed windows with three-light leaded casements, flanked by similar two-light casements. The roof is gabled, and there is a rear outshut. The interior has not been inspected.
Local climate
The Shakespeare receives an average of 760 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 67% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 68% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 36 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 60% 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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- Full EPC report — heating system, energy costs, size, glazing, construction etc.
- No sale records on file
- Related listed building consents — 5 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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