26, 26a and 27, Carfax is a Grade II listed building in the Horsham local planning authority area, England. First listed on 26 July 1974. Building. 2 related planning applications.
26, 26a and 27, Carfax
- WRENN ID
- dark-wattle-pearl
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Horsham
- Constituency
- Horsham MP: John Milne (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 26 July 1974
- Type
- Building
- Address
- 26, 26a and 27, Carfax, RH12 1EE
- OS grid reference
- TQ 173 305
- Coordinates
- 51.06259, -0.32716
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
26, 26A, and 27 Carfax is a 17th century timber-framed building with a plastered front, located on the east side of Carfax. The north wall reveals visible timber-framing in the adjoining passage. The first floor overhangs on curved brackets, although modern shop fronts have been added beneath it. The building features a hipped roof made of Horsham slabs and stands two storeys tall. It has four windows, three of which are casement windows, while the fourth is an enlarged sash window that extends through the eaves like a dormer. This building is part of a group that includes the Central Market and Nos 25A, 26, 26A, and 27.
Local climate
26, 26a and 27, Carfax receives an average of 740 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 73% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 53% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 31 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 62% of listed buildings. Of these, 13 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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- Related listed building consents — 2 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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