49a, High Street is a Grade II listed building in the East Cambridgeshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 19 June 1972. Commercial. 5 related planning applications.

49a, High Street

WRENN ID
grim-gutter-cedar
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
East Cambridgeshire
Constituency
Ely and East Cambridgeshire MP: Charlotte Cane (LD)
Country
England
Date first listed
19 June 1972
Type
Commercial
Address
49a, High Street, Ely, CB7 4LF
OS grid reference
TL 542 803
Coordinates
52.39929, 0.2655
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

49A High Street is a former inn, originally known as the Dolphin Inn, dating from the 17th century. It has been refronted in the 18th century and altered in the 20th century. The ground floor is now finished in painted brick. The building features a small projecting wing at the north end, with a lean-to extension on its south side. It has two storeys, attics, and cellars, with a three-window range of casements. The roof is tiled, partly with old Cambridgeshire tiles. This building is part of a group of listed buildings along High Street, except for No 2, which includes The Almonry, the wall to the gardens of The Almonry, the Painted Chamber, the Sacristy Gate, and Goldsmith's Tower, all associated with The College.

Local climate

49a, 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 98% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 33 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 56% 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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