The Swan is a Grade II listed building in the North Hertfordshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 8 February 1988. Ale house, shop.
The Swan
- WRENN ID
- dusted-cornice-finch
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- North Hertfordshire
- Constituency
- Hitchin MP: Alistair Strathern (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 8 February 1988
- Type
- Ale house, shop
- Address
- The Swan, 47, High Street, St. Paul's Walden, SG4 8AG
- OS grid reference
- TL 185 210
- Coordinates
- 51.87566, -0.27906
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Swan is an ale house and shop that has been converted into a private house. It features early 19th-century remodelling of an older, narrower building that incorporated the former rear outshut. The structure is made of red brick with some blue headers and has a slate pitched roof. It is a long, two-storey house with a cellar, facing north along the street, and includes a lean-to extension at the eastern end.
On the first floor, there are three flush box sash windows, each with 8/12 panes. The same style of windows flanks a six-panel flush-beaded door located about a third of the way from the west. There is a large internal chimney situated about a third from the east. The eastern part of the building has a blocked door and a shallow canted-bay shop window, which features panelled pilasters, a full entablature, and small panes, all resting on a brick base. The door surround to the ale house is adorned with panelled pilasters, a full entablature, and a flat hood supported by shaped brackets.
Local climate
The Swan sits in a drier-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 720 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 82% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 76% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 35 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 60% 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 0.3°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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