98, High Street is a Grade II listed building in the East Hertfordshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 14 March 1974. Shop. 1 related planning application.

98, High Street

WRENN ID
rusted-basalt-sedge
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
East Hertfordshire
Constituency
Hertford and Stortford MP: Josh Dean (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
14 March 1974
Type
Shop
Address
98, High Street, Ware, SG12 9AP
OS grid reference
TL 357 143
Coordinates
51.81148, -0.03272
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

No. 98 High Street is a shop built in the early 19th century, replacing an earlier structure as part of the gradual development of the historic market place. The building features a brick front that has been colourwashed. It is two storeys high, with a parapet that conceals a mid-20th century flat roof.

On the first floor, there is a plate-glazed sash window set in a reveal beneath a flat arch, which is framed by a segmentally arched panel with projecting impost bands. The ground floor includes a mid-20th century shop window and fascia, flanked by panels of mosaic cladding and a mosaic stallriser.

The rear elevation facing West Street is stuccoed with masonry lining. It has one slightly recessed sash window on both the ground and first floors, each with architrave surrounds and exposed boxes. To the right, there is a 20th century half-glazed hardwood entrance door in a plain surround, featuring a recessed panel above and a moulded flat door hood supported by cut consoles. This building is included for its group value.

Local climate

98, 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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