Number 2 and Attached Wall is a Grade II listed building in the West Suffolk local planning authority area, England. First listed on 12 July 1972. House.
Number 2 and Attached Wall
- WRENN ID
- night-chamber-gilt
- 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
- House
- Address
- Number 2 and Attached Wall, Sparhawk Street, Bury St. Edmunds
- OS grid reference
- TL 857 638
- Coordinates
- 52.24187, 0.7185
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Number 2 is a house located on Sparhawk Street in Bury St Edmunds, dating from the late 18th century and mid-19th century. The front is made of red brick with rusticated brick quoins, while the rear is rendered and gabled, topped with a slate roof.
The house has two storeys, a cellar, and attics, featuring a three-window range. Two of the windows are sashes with a single vertical bar, set in heavy cased frames with shallow reveals and projecting sills; the central window is blocked. The right-hand window has been raised and features a small gabled roof above it. A stucco band runs above the ground-storey windows, which are adorned with flat stucco arches. There is a lead-covered flat-headed dormer that includes a sash window with single vertical glazing bars.
The central door is recessed and has six sunk panels, with the top two being glazed. The doorcase is heavily rusticated, featuring a raised vermiculated keystone and plain reveals. Attached to the north-east corner of the house is a very high garden wall, constructed with a mix of stone blocks and Tudor brick.
Inside, the interior is mainly Victorian, showcasing a series of cast-iron fireplaces designed in a Georgian style.
Local climate
Number 2 and Attached Wall 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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- Sale history — 2 transactions since 1996
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