2a, Union Street is a Grade II listed building in the Isle of Wight local planning authority area, England. First listed on 18 May 1972. A C19 Commercial building.
2a, Union Street
- WRENN ID
- tall-rafter-blackthorn
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Isle of Wight
- Constituency
- Isle of Wight East MP: Joe Robertson (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 18 May 1972
- Type
- Commercial building
- Address
- 2a, Union Street, Ryde
- OS grid reference
- SZ 593 928
- Coordinates
- 50.73249, -1.16104
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
No 2A on Union Street is a corner building dating from the early 19th century, featuring two fronts and a rounded section between them. It is part of No 1 Castle Street. The building has three storeys and a symmetrical design with two windows facing Union Street and Castle Street, respectively, along with a curved section that has one window. The Castle Street front includes an additional window bay that is set back. Constructed of yellow brick, the top floor is finished in stucco. There is a cornice above each floor and a parapet. The building has long and short quoins at the corners of the symmetrical section. Notably, the first floor on the Union Street side features a flattened bow window with three lights, separated by pilasters and topped with a cornice. The glazing bars above the ground floor are intact. This building is part of a group that includes Nos 1 to 13 (consecutive) and No 15, as well as Nos 1, 1A, and 2 Castle Street.
Local climate
2a, Union Street receives an average of 800 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 54% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 87% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 7 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 95% of listed buildings. Of these, 3 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 — 1 transaction since 2020
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