James Newsagents is a Grade II listed building in the Tendring local planning authority area, England. First listed on 30 November 1987. A C18 Shop.

James Newsagents

WRENN ID
pitched-cobalt-hemlock
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Tendring
Constituency
Harwich and North Essex MP: Sir Bernard Jenkin (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
30 November 1987
Type
Shop
Address
James Newsagents, 26, High Street, Manningtree
OS grid reference
TM 106 318
Coordinates
51.94532, 1.06402
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

James Newsagents is a shop located on the south side of Manningtree High Street. It dates from the 18th century, although it may have earlier origins, and has undergone some later alterations. The building features a brick facade and a red pantile roof, with a red brick chimney stack on the left side. It stands two storeys high and has a two-window range of small-paned vertically sliding sashes, with the left window being tripartite. The shop front is from the 20th century, featuring a central door between the windows and an additional door to the right. The building is included for its group value context.

Local climate

James Newsagents receives an average of 740 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 75% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 75% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 11 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 89% of listed buildings. Of these, 6 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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