26 and 26a Church Square is a Grade II listed building in the Bath and North East Somerset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 21 December 1979. House. 2 related planning applications.
26 and 26a Church Square
- WRENN ID
- gaunt-gateway-weasel
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Bath and North East Somerset
- Constituency
- Frome and East Somerset MP: Anna Sabine (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 21 December 1979
- Type
- House
- Address
- 26 and 26a Church Square, Midsomer Norton, BA3 2HX
- OS grid reference
- ST 663 541
- Coordinates
- 51.28593, -2.48452
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
26 and 26a Church Square is an altered early 18th century house located in Midsomer Norton. The building is two storeys high and has a rendered exterior with a slate roof featuring coped gables and end chimneys. There is a large two-storey 'L'-shaped 20th century wing on the front left side, which houses the Post Office.
On the first floor, there is a two-light mullion window above the doorcase and a three-light mullion window to the right. The ground floor has a modern shop front. The central door is topped by a bracketed 19th century hood and features two arched lights. Additionally, there is a gable light on the south-east return set in a moulded reveal. The rear range has a double saddle roof with a saddlestone at the verge.
Local climate
26 and 26a Church Square receives an average of 880 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 64% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 72% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 35 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 59% 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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- 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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