27 and 28, Load Street is a Grade II listed building in the Wyre Forest local planning authority area, England. First listed on 24 March 1970. House, shop, flat. 4 related planning applications.
27 and 28, Load Street
- WRENN ID
- bitter-rafter-dust
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Wyre Forest
- Constituency
- Wyre Forest MP: Mark Garnier (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 24 March 1970
- Type
- House, shop, flat
- Address
- 27 and 28, Load Street, Bewdley, DY12 2AS
- OS grid reference
- SO 785 752
- Coordinates
- 52.37508, -2.31624
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Nos 27 and 28 on Load Street is a house that has been converted into two shops and flats. It dates from the early 18th century, with some early 19th century and mid-20th century alterations. The building is constructed of brick and has a tiled roof. It stands three storeys high and features a dentilled brick cornice and a band at the first floor.
The facade includes two windows with plate glass sashes set under segmental heads, while the second floor has 9-pane sashes. On the ground floor, there is a passage to the left corner leading to an entrance approached by three stone steps, which features a 2-pane overlight and a ledged and boarded door. There are also two canted bay windows; the left bay is filled with plate glass, while the right bay has a 16-pane sash window facing the front.
The entrance to no 27 is located to the left of the left-hand window and is approached by four stone steps, featuring a wooden architrave and a glazed door. The entrance to no 28, on the right, is also approached by stone steps and has a wooden architrave, a blind 3-panel overlight, and a glazed door.
Local climate
27 and 28, Load Street receives an average of 780 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 59% 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 37 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 69% 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.
- No sale records on file
- 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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