44, High Street is a Grade II listed building in the East Hertfordshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 14 March 1974. House, shop.

44, High Street

WRENN ID
silver-spandrel-wind
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
East Hertfordshire
Constituency
Hertford and Stortford MP: Josh Dean (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
14 March 1974
Type
House, shop
Address
44, High Street, Ware
OS grid reference
TL 358 142
Coordinates
51.81072, -0.03049
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

No. 44 High Street is a house that has been converted into a shop, originally built in the 17th century with alterations made in the 19th century and extensive changes during the mid-20th century. The building features a timber frame, with the ground floor underbuilt in yellow brick from the mid-20th century. The first floor is covered in colourwashed pebbledash and has three sash windows with glazing bars that are flush set within an architrave surround. The roof has a red machine tile and an eaves cornice, with the gable end facing west, which includes two first floor sash windows and one attic sash window on the end elevation.

On the ground floor, there is a wide mid-20th century display window that is timber-framed with a mosaic stallriser, along with a recessed splayed entrance and an additional display window on the west elevation. The north elevation faces East Street and has been rebuilt in fletton brickwork during the mid-20th century, with colourwashed pebbledash above. The first floor features two 18th century mullion and transom windows with fixed glazing. This building occupies a prominent site between High Street and East Street and is listed for its group value.

Local climate

44, High Street sits in a drier-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 700 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 90% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 88% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 34 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 52% 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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