78 and 79, Load Street is a Grade II listed building in the Wyre Forest local planning authority area, England. First listed on 2 October 1975. House.

78 and 79, Load Street

WRENN ID
forbidden-courtyard-barley
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Wyre Forest
Constituency
Wyre Forest MP: Mark Garnier (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
2 October 1975
Type
House
Address
78 and 79, Load Street, Bewdley
OS grid reference
SO 786 754
Coordinates
52.37636, -2.31463
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

Nos 78 and 79 on Load Street is a house that has been converted into a shop and restaurant. It likely dates from the early 17th century but was remodeled in the early 19th century, with some alterations made in the late 20th century. The building features a timber frame that is clad in rendered brick and has a slate roof with a gable end stack. It stands three storeys tall and has two windows, including canted bay windows. The second floor has 4-pane sash windows, while the ground floor has a tiled shop front with a 3-pane display window. To the right of the shop front is an entrance with a glazed door, and at the right corner, there is another entrance featuring 20th-century fluted pilasters and a 6-panel door, which leads to a staircase. Inside, exposed ceiling beams are visible on the first floor.

Local climate

78 and 79, 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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