Paragon Cafe is a Grade II listed building in the Uttlesford local planning authority area, England. First listed on 22 February 1980. Commercial. 1 related planning application.
Paragon Cafe
- WRENN ID
- noble-fireplace-russet
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Uttlesford
- Constituency
- North West Essex MP: Mrs Kemi Badenoch (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 22 February 1980
- Type
- Commercial
- Address
- Paragon Cafe, High Street, Newport, CB11 3PE
- OS grid reference
- TL 521 340
- Coordinates
- 51.98388, 0.21459
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Paragon Cafe is a 17th-century building that features a timber frame and plastered exterior, which has been significantly altered in the 19th century and later. The ground floor is faced with red brick, while the upper storey displays sham studding. The building is two storeys high and has a range of four leaded casement windows. The ground floor includes two canted bay windows. The roof is tiled and has a mansard design. Inside, the cafe showcases exposed ceiling beams and joists.
Local climate
Paragon Cafe sits in one of the driest parts of the UK, with an average of 700 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 91% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 80% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 34 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 53% of listed buildings. Of these, 17 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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- Full EPC report — heating system, energy costs, size, glazing, construction etc.
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- 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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