2, 2a, 4, 4a, 6 and 6a, White Hart Street is a Grade II listed building in the Breckland local planning authority area, England. First listed on 10 March 1971. Former inn, shop, office. 2 related planning applications.
2, 2a, 4, 4a, 6 and 6a, White Hart Street
- WRENN ID
- rusted-iron-weasel
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Breckland
- Constituency
- South West Norfolk MP: Terry Jermy (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 10 March 1971
- Type
- Former inn, shop, office
- Address
- 2, 2a, 4, 4a, 6 and 6a, White Hart Street, Thetford, IP24 1AD
- OS grid reference
- TL 869 832
- Coordinates
- 52.41495, 0.74713
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Nos. 2, 2A, 4, 4A, 6, and 6A on White Hart Street in Thetford is a former inn that has been converted into two shops and offices. The building dates back to the 17th century but was almost completely rebuilt in the 19th century, with some parts reconstructed in the late 20th century. It features a timber frame with flint and brick, topped with a pantile roof.
The structure has two storeys and a facade with six first-floor window bays that are arranged irregularly. The first floor is rendered and painted. There is a square carriage entrance at the rear, positioned to the left, and to its left is a bowed 19th-century shop front with a 20th-century glazed doorway. The ground floor to the right of the carriage arch was rebuilt in the 20th century and includes two doors, a shop display window, and a sash window. The first floor has six 6/6 sash windows. The roof is hipped, and the south return features three 6/6 horned sashes on each floor, all under segmental heads. The courtyard elevations were extensively rebuilt in the late 20th century.
At the rear of No. 6, there is a two-storey cross wing that still shows exposed flint, clunch, and brick construction. One first-floor window is blocked but retains three ovolo-moulded mullions. Inside, the cellar under No. 2 has been largely rebuilt. The ground floor of No. 2 shows timber studs and a dragon beam in the southwest room, indicating a former jetty. The first floor has chamfered and tongue-stopped bridging beams, with similar beams found in Nos. 4 and 6.
Local climate
2, 2a, 4, 4a, 6 and 6a, White Hart Street 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 99% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 30 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 65% of listed buildings. Of these, 15 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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- Related listed building consents — 2 applications
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- 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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