2 and 4, Dial Lane is a Grade II listed building in the Ipswich local planning authority area, England. First listed on 4 August 1972. Commercial building. 1 related planning application.

2 and 4, Dial Lane

WRENN ID
rusted-lantern-shade
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Ipswich
Constituency
Ipswich MP: Jack Abbott (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
4 August 1972
Type
Commercial building
Address
2 and 4, Dial Lane, IP1 1DL
OS grid reference
TM 163 445
Coordinates
52.05748, 1.15461
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

Nos 2 and 4 Dial Lane is an early 19th century building made of grey gault brick. It stands four storeys tall and features a three-window range with double-hung sashes that have glazing bars set in plain reveals. Above the first storey windows of No 4, there is a wood cornice, while No 2 has a stucco band above its window. The windows on the second and third storeys are adorned with stucco cornice litels, and the ground storey has 20th century shops. The roof is covered with slate. Nos 2 and 4, along with Nos 8 to 12 (even) and the Church of St Lawrence, form a cohesive group.

Local climate

2 and 4, Dial Lane sits in one of the driest parts of the UK, with an average of 690 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 96% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 63% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 22 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 77% of listed buildings. Of these, 11 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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