Centre of England Stores is a Grade II listed building in the Solihull local planning authority area, England. First listed on 22 July 1976. Store. 8 related planning applications.
Centre of England Stores
- WRENN ID
- solemn-grate-sage
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Solihull
- Constituency
- Meriden and Solihull East MP: Saqib Bhatti (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 22 July 1976
- Type
- Store
- Address
- Centre of England Stores, the Green, Meriden, CV7 7LN
- OS grid reference
- SP 239 822
- Coordinates
- 52.43813, -1.6493
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Centre of England Stores is a 17th-century building that has undergone significant alterations. The front is whitewashed and features modern shop windows, along with a moulded coping at the gable end. The structure consists of one storey and attics, topped with an old tiled roof that includes a gabled dormer. A stone chimneystack is present, which has a modern red brick shaft. The side elevation reveals an exposed timber frame. At the back, there is a stone outbuilding that retains its original roof truss, purlins, and curved braces.
Local climate
Centre of England Stores receives an average of 770 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 64% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 72% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 36 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 62% 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 — 1 transaction since 2013
- Related listed building consents — 8 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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