20, Chapel Street is a Grade II listed building in the Guildford local planning authority area, England. First listed on 1 May 1953. Cottage, shop. 3 related planning applications.

20, Chapel Street

WRENN ID
twisted-railing-curlew
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Guildford
Constituency
Guildford MP: Zöe Franklin (LD)
Country
England
Date first listed
1 May 1953
Type
Cottage, shop
Address
20, Chapel Street, GU1 3UL
OS grid reference
SU 997 493
Coordinates
51.2349, -0.57328
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

No. 20 Chapel Street is a cottage that has been converted into a shop. It dates from the late 16th century to early 17th century, with 19th-century extensions added to the rear. The building is timber framed and covered in colourwashed render, topped with a plain tiled roof. It stands two storeys high with attics, featuring a gabled 19th-century dormer that includes a sash window in a moulded surround. There is a stack on the front left side. The first floor jetties out and has a three-light leaded casement window beneath the eaves, while the ground floor to the left has a plate glass window. The door is located at the right end, positioned beneath an over-light.

On the left-hand return front, the wall is exposed in the alley, displaying a square-patterned frame on a rendered plinth. There is a truncated stack at the rear and three attic windows in the rear gable. Additionally, there are single-storey brick and flint extensions that are set at right angles to the main building. An original alleyway between this property and No. 21 remains intact, featuring a massive post and mortice for a locking bar and a pointed-arch surround at the front.

Local climate

20, Chapel Street receives an average of 740 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 74% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 56% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 37 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 66% of listed buildings. Of these, 16 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 — 4 transactions since 2004
  • Related listed building consents — 3 applications
  • Detailed attributes — period, style, materials, features
  • Flood risk assessment
  • Radon risk assessment
  • Weather exposure and heating demand — rain and frost month by month and year by year, wind direction, solar and humidity
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