Norwich Union Assurance Group is a Grade II listed building in the East Suffolk local planning authority area, England. Commercial building.
Norwich Union Assurance Group
- WRENN ID
- gentle-wattle-moth
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- East Suffolk
- Constituency
- Lowestoft MP: Jess Asato (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Type
- Commercial building
- Address
- Norwich Union Assurance Group, 49, Smallgate, Beccles
- OS grid reference
- TM 422 905
- Coordinates
- 52.45911, 1.56372
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Norwich Union Assurance Group building, located at No. 49 Smallgate, is likely from the early 19th century and consists of one storey. It features two arched recessed windows with radial glazing bars at the top. The structure is made of yellow brick, accented with red panels. The entrance is arched, with recessed jambs and a three-panel door. The building holds group value within its context.
Local climate
Norwich Union Assurance Group receives an average of 760 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 65% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 73% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 8 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 92% of listed buildings. Of these, 5 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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