The Baxter United Reformed Church is a Grade II listed building in the Wyre Forest local planning authority area, England. First listed on 3 March 1978. A 19th century Church. 1 related planning application.
The Baxter United Reformed Church
- WRENN ID
- little-groin-reed
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Wyre Forest
- Constituency
- Wyre Forest MP: Mark Garnier (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 3 March 1978
- Type
- Church
- Address
- The Baxter United Reformed Church, Bull Ring, Kidderminster, DY10 2AA
- OS grid reference
- SO 830 767
- Coordinates
- 52.38862, -2.25015
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Baxter United Reformed Church is an 1884-5 building by F W Tarring. It is constructed of red ragstone with stone dressings, and is designed in the Early English style. The church comprises a nave and aisles, with a prominent north-west steeple. The west facade features a central west door with three orders of colonettes, flanked by aisle entrances, each with a gable above. A large window of five lights is positioned above the door, featuring three trefoils in a circular design. The north wall is elevated above the river and comprises four transverse gabled bays, each with a three-light window.
Local climate
The Baxter United Reformed Church 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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- Sale history — 1 transaction since 2022
- Related listed building consents — 1 application
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- 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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