32 and 33, Brentgovel Street is a Grade II listed building in the West Suffolk local planning authority area, England. First listed on 12 July 1972. Commercial, residential.
32 and 33, Brentgovel Street
- WRENN ID
- swift-doorway-sunrise
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- West Suffolk
- Constituency
- Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket MP: Dr Peter Prinsley (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 12 July 1972
- Type
- Commercial, residential
- Address
- 32 and 33, Brentgovel Street, Bury St. Edmunds
- OS grid reference
- TL 852 644
- Coordinates
- 52.24668, 0.71183
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
32 and 33 Brentgovel Street is a row of three houses and shops, now entirely commercial, dating from the early 18th century. The building is timber-framed and rendered, topped with a slate roof that has a steep pitch, wood modillion eaves cornice, and a moulded plaster frieze.
The exterior features two storeys and cellars, previously with attics, and has an eight-window range. All windows are sashes in flush cased frames, with five having 12 panes and three at the west end being narrower with eight panes. There are six segmental-headed lead-covered dormers, each with 6-pane sashes that have vertical glazing bars only. The ground storey has three double shop fronts with central entries; two of these are late 19th century, while the shop front for No. 33 is a late 20th-century replacement designed to match. The shop fronts for No. 32 have projecting bases beneath the windows.
Inside, the ground storey reveals exposed ceiling timbers, including chamfered main beams and joists set on edge, along with one blocked former corner fireplace. The space consists of six bays. Access to the upper storey is through the adjacent 20th-century shop to the west, and this area is used as part of their premises. The upper storey also has exposed timbers, including roof timbers, as the upper ceilings have been removed. The roof features clasped purlins, and the framing is sparse, with some reused components.
Local climate
32 and 33, Brentgovel Street sits in a drier-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 710 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 85% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 87% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 36 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 62% of listed buildings. Of these, 19 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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