26, High Street is a Grade II listed building in the Bedford local planning authority area, England. First listed on 27 August 1987. Terrace of buildings. 1 related planning application.
26, High Street
- WRENN ID
- buried-loggia-nightshade
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Bedford
- Constituency
- North Bedfordshire MP: Richard Fuller (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 27 August 1987
- Type
- Terrace of buildings
- Address
- 26, High Street, Sharnbrook, MK44 1PF
- OS grid reference
- SP 996 595
- Coordinates
- 52.225, -0.54217
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This is a terrace of three buildings on High Street, Sharnbrook. The south-eastern two buildings are included in this listing. The earlier building dates to 1675, as indicated by a datestone "WB" in the gable apex. It is constructed of limestone rubble and has a thatched roof. The building has one storey and attic space, with a single-room plan. It now has modern windows. The central building dates to the 18th century and is constructed of limestone rubble with a brick chimney stack and a thatched roof. It is two storeys high. It features a modern bay window, a blocked doorway, and a three-light leaded-light casement window in the eaves as a dormer. A rear wing is constructed of limestone and old clay tiles.
Local climate
26, 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 97% 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 50% 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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- Full EPC report — heating system, energy costs, size, glazing, construction etc.
- Sale history — 4 transactions since 2004
- Related listed building consents — 1 application
- 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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