Warehouse Immediately at Rear of Corn Exchange is a Grade II listed building in the Worcester local planning authority area, England. First listed on 4 June 1975. Warehouse. 1 related planning application.

Warehouse Immediately at Rear of Corn Exchange

WRENN ID
keen-transept-wind
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Worcester
Constituency
Worcester MP: Tom Collins (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
4 June 1975
Type
Warehouse
Address
Warehouse Immediately at Rear of Corn Exchange, Angel Street
OS grid reference
SO 849 550
Coordinates
52.19326, -2.22223
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

This building is a warehouse located immediately behind the Corn Exchange in Worcester. It has its origins as a 15th-century hall, which was adapted and partly rebuilt in the 17th and 18th centuries. By 1766, it was incorporated into the inn known as The Ewe and Lamb and was likely used for warehousing from 1848.

The original structure features stone walls and was situated at the level of the current cellar floor. The west wall contains two blocked four-centred openings and one blocked square-headed opening, along with an inserted fireplace. In the 17th or 18th century, a brick vaulted cellar was added, along with new floors and an attic. Much of the stonework has been rebuilt in brick, and the south wall was demolished and extended during this period.

The exterior of the building is primarily red brick, topped with a steeply pitched tiled roof that has gable ends. It consists of two storeys with an attic and a cellar. The ground floor features various segmental arch-headed openings, one of which has an original moulded stone jamb. The first floor has two casement windows with segmental brick arches, along with a three-light window between the left first-floor door and a loft door above, which is accessed through the eaves and has a flat roof with a hoist.

Inside, the warehouse has heavy cross beams from the 18th century, supported by tenoned joists. The building likely formed part of the Ewe and Lamb public house, and by 1779, it was under the tenancy of James Clarke, a musician, who renamed it the Horn and Trumpet. This name has since been associated with another building across the street. The Corn Exchange was constructed on the site of the public house's frontage in 1848, by which time the hall had transitioned to warehousing.

Local climate

Warehouse Immediately at Rear of Corn Exchange receives an average of 750 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 72% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 67% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 36 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 63% 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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