56, Brook Green W6 is a Grade II listed building in the Hammersmith and Fulham local planning authority area, England. First listed on 12 May 1970. House. 2 related planning applications.

56, Brook Green W6

WRENN ID
inner-cupola-weasel
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Hammersmith and Fulham
Constituency
Hammersmith and Chiswick MP: Andy Slaughter (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
12 May 1970
Type
House
Address
56, Brook Green W6, W6 7BJ
OS grid reference
TQ 238 789
Coordinates
51.49567, -0.21726
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

No. 56 Brook Green is a mid-19th century house built of yellow stock brick. It stands three storeys high, with a basement and attic dormers. The door and windows feature stucco surrounds, and there is a pediment above the door. The ground floor has a canted bay with a pierced parapet above it. The roof is covered with slate. A plaque from the London County Council commemorates the residence of Sir Frank Short, an engraver and painter who lived from 1857 to 1945. There are cast iron railings leading up to the steps.

Local climate

56, Brook Green W6 sits in one of the driest parts of the UK, with an average of 700 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 93% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 94% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 34 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 51% of listed buildings. Of these, 15 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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