53-56, Downing Street is a Grade II listed building in the Waverley local planning authority area, England. First listed on 29 December 1972. Terraced house.

53-56, Downing Street

WRENN ID
sleeping-hammer-dew
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Waverley
Constituency
Farnham and Bordon MP: Gregory Stafford (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
29 December 1972
Type
Terraced house
Address
53-56, Downing Street, Farnham
OS grid reference
SU 839 466
Coordinates
51.21312, -0.79888
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

Nos 53 to 56 Downing Street is a group of four adjoining buildings from the 18th century that face west and south, located on a bend in the road. The buildings have an old tiled roof and have been altered over time.

On the first floor, there are four 2-light casement windows with small panes. The ground floor features, from left to right, a modern glazed door set in a semi-circular arched recess, a small Regency-style bow-fronted shop window with small panes, modern shop windows and a door, and small recessed windows. Above these, there are 2-light casements with small panes. There is also a passage entry.

Specifically for No. 56, the first floor has a sash window with some missing glazing bars, while the ground floor showcases a bow-fronted Regency-style shop front with intact glazing bars. The rear of the buildings is irregular, constructed of iron stone and brick, and features leaded casements.

These buildings, along with Nos 44 to 57A on the east side, are recognized as a group for their architectural significance.

Local climate

53-56, Downing Street receives an average of 750 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 71% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 57% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 35 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 60% 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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