142, HIGH STREET (See details for further address information) is a Grade II listed building in the Medway local planning authority area, England. First listed on 24 October 1950. Town house. 1 related planning application.

142, HIGH STREET (See details for further address information)

WRENN ID
keen-transept-sage
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Medway
Constituency
Rochester and Strood MP: Lauren Edwards (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
24 October 1950
Type
Town house
Address
142, HIGH STREET (See details for further address information), ME1 1ER
OS grid reference
TQ 744 683
Coordinates
51.3872, 0.5059
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

This is a mid-18th century former town house, now operating as a shop with storage above. It’s located on Rochester High Street. The building is constructed of red brick with a roof that is not visible. It is three storeys high and has a symmetrical facade of four windows. A rebuilt parapet features a cornice band. The windows are sash windows with 16 panes and painted lintels, set within reveals with stone sills. A large 20th-century shop front is present, featuring plate glass windows, a wooden surround, and a fascia with console brackets, along with a deeply recessed central doorway.

Local climate

142, HIGH STREET (See details for further address information) sits in a drier-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 720 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 84% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 74% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 23 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 76% 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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