2 and 4, The Square is a Grade II listed building in the Solihull local planning authority area, England. First listed on 5 December 1949. Building. 4 related planning applications.
2 and 4, The Square
- WRENN ID
- salt-iron-ash
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Solihull
- Constituency
- Solihull West and Shirley MP: Dr Neil Shastri-Hurst (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 5 December 1949
- Type
- Building
- Address
- 2 and 4, The Square, B91 3RB
- OS grid reference
- SP 152 793
- Coordinates
- 52.41185, -1.77659
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Nos 2 and 4 The Square is a building dating from the 16th century, located on the west side of The Square in Solihull. It features a close set timber framework that has been partly refaced in the 18th century with red brick. The roofs are covered with machine tiles and old tiles, and there are tall red brick chimneystacks with painted arched panels. The building has two storeys and is adorned with sash windows that include glazing bars, while the ground floor windows are three-light. The doorways are framed by panelled Doric pilasters and have entablatures with cornice hoods. Number 2 includes a 17th-century back wing that is timber framed with red brick nogging, while number 4 displays close studding on the first-floor back elevation. Nos 2 to 6 (even) and No 158 Solihull High Street form a group.
Local climate
2 and 4, The Square 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 77% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 38 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 73% of listed buildings. Of these, 19 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 2018
- Related listed building consents — 4 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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