50 and 56, High Street is a Grade II listed building in the Bedford local planning authority area, England. First listed on 18 August 1983. Cottage. 2 related planning applications.
50 and 56, High Street
- WRENN ID
- small-ledge-root
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Bedford
- Constituency
- North Bedfordshire MP: Richard Fuller (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 18 August 1983
- Type
- Cottage
- Address
- 50 and 56, High Street, Roxton, MK44 3EB
- OS grid reference
- TL 152 544
- Coordinates
- 52.17592, -0.31648
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Nos 50 and 56 on High Street are cottages dating from the 17th century, with early 19th century alterations. They feature a colour washed rough cast exterior over a timber frame and have a pantile roof. The overall layout consists of three rooms across two storeys.
On the east elevation, there is one two-light casement window and one canted bay window on the ground floor, along with a box dormer that has a two-light casement, all of which include glazing bars. The south elevation has one canted bay and a four-light casement with glazing bars on the first floor. The cottages also have two red brick ridge stacks and single-storey lean-to additions at the rear.
Local climate
50 and 56, 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 98% 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, fewer than 53% of listed buildings. Of these, 15 follow at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.4°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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- Related listed building consents — 2 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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