John Lewis Warehouse is a Grade II listed building in the Stevenage local planning authority area, England. First listed on 24 November 1995. Warehouse. 2 related planning applications.
John Lewis Warehouse
- WRENN ID
- solitary-newel-candle
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Stevenage
- Constituency
- Stevenage MP: Kevin Bonavia (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 24 November 1995
- Type
- Warehouse
- Address
- John Lewis Warehouse, Gunnels Wood Road, SG1 2FW
- OS grid reference
- TL 226 244
- Coordinates
- 51.90549, -0.2184
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The John Lewis Warehouse is a warehouse built in 1963, designed by Yorke, Rosenberg and Mardall in collaboration with the engineer Felix Candela. The structure is made of reinforced concrete with a board-marked finish, and includes some brick elements. It has a rectangular shape and features a distinctive roof composed of linked, inverted pyramids. Each pyramid is supported at its apex by a square concrete pier and is inclined upward on the north side to allow natural light to enter, creating a serrated roof profile. The southeastern end has open bays for loading, showcasing the unpainted board-marked concrete undersides of the vaults, while the remaining bays are enclosed with grey brick and large loading doors. Inside, the vaults are exposed but painted. The warehouse is notable for its impressive shell concrete roof design.
Local climate
John Lewis Warehouse 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 84% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 77% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 36 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 61% 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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- No EPC on record for this property
- Sale history — 1 transaction since 2016
- Related listed building consents — 2 applications
- 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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