Shoulder of Mutton Public House is a Grade II listed building in the Babergh local planning authority area, England. First listed on 9 February 1978. Public house.
Shoulder of Mutton Public House
- WRENN ID
- standing-bronze-harvest
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Babergh
- Constituency
- South Suffolk MP: James Cartlidge (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 9 February 1978
- Type
- Public house
- Address
- Shoulder of Mutton Public House, the Street, Assington
- OS grid reference
- TL 934 381
- Coordinates
- 52.00851, 0.81692
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Shoulder of Mutton Public House is an early 19th century red brick building designed in an L-shaped plan, featuring wings that extend to the west and south. It stands two storeys high. The west wing has one window on the west front and two on the south, while the south wing, which is the main block, has two windows on the west front. The windows are double-hung sashes with glazing bars set in flush cased frames. The west front includes a modern bar entrance that is in keeping with the building's style. The roofs are hipped and covered with slate. This building is included for its group value.
Local climate
Shoulder of Mutton Public House sits in one of the driest parts of the UK, with an average of 680 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 99% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 71% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 26 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 72% of listed buildings. Of these, 13 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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