55, Mill Street is a Grade II listed building in the Bedford local planning authority area, England. First listed on 14 May 1971. House. 1 related planning application.

55, Mill Street

WRENN ID
vast-terrace-aspen
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Bedford
Constituency
Bedford MP: Mohammad Yasin (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
14 May 1971
Type
House
Address
55, Mill Street, MK40 3EU
OS grid reference
TL 052 498
Coordinates
52.13682, -0.46358
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

No. 55 Mill Street is a house that was formerly occupied by John Howard. It is of historical interest and is constructed from red brick with tiled roofing. The building has two storeys and an attic, featuring gables. The east front has four windows, which include one sash window and three flush octagonal light easements, all set beneath flat arches. There is also a hipped casement dormer.

Local climate

55, Mill 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 95% 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 54% 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 0.3°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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