40 and 42, High Street is a Grade II listed building in the Warwick local planning authority area, England. First listed on 26 April 1968. Commercial building.
40 and 42, High Street
- WRENN ID
- veiled-lancet-sedge
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Warwick
- Constituency
- Kenilworth and Southam MP: Sir Jeremy Wright (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 26 April 1968
- Type
- Commercial building
- Address
- 40 and 42, High Street, Kenilworth
- OS grid reference
- SP 284 725
- Coordinates
- 52.34987, -1.58362
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Nos 40 and 42 on High Street are two-storey buildings that underwent late 18th century alterations to their earlier timber-frame structure. The upper floor is divided into three angular bays, each featuring one light and intermediate sunk panels. A moulded wood canopy supported by console brackets is present at the first floor. The buildings have recessed doors and two modern bay windows. The eaves are plain, and the roofs are generally covered with old tiles. Nos 30 to 62 (even) form a group with these buildings.
Local climate
40 and 42, High Street receives an average of 760 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 66% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 69% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 37 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 67% 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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