76 and 78, High Street is a Grade II listed building in the Bedford local planning authority area, England. First listed on 4 June 1974. House. 5 related planning applications.
76 and 78, High Street
- WRENN ID
- silver-steel-sedge
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Bedford
- Constituency
- North Bedfordshire MP: Richard Fuller (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 4 June 1974
- Type
- House
- Address
- 76 and 78, High Street, Riseley, MK44 1DD
- OS grid reference
- TL 041 627
- Coordinates
- 52.25344, -0.47558
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
76 and 78 High Street are two houses that were previously further subdivided, dating from the 17th and 18th centuries. They feature a colour-washed rough cast exterior over a timber frame and brick construction, topped with old clay tile roofs. The main block is L-shaped, consisting of two storeys, with a projecting wing that has one storey and attics. The main block has a four-panel door set in a moulded surround with a flat hood, flanked by two sash windows with glazing bars. On the first floor, there are two 2-light horizontal sashes with glazing bars. Red brick stacks are present at the ridge and gable ends. The northeast link block is from the late 18th century. The projecting wing was converted from a timber-framed barn and features a 20th-century door and casements, along with two gabled dormers. There are lean-to additions at the rear and northeast elevations.
Local climate
76 and 78, High Street sits in one of the driest parts of the UK, with an average of 690 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 96% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 91% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 34 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 52% of listed buildings. Of these, 16 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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- No EPC on record for this property
- No sale records on file
- Related listed building consents — 5 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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