79 and 79A High Street is a Grade II listed building in the Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole local planning authority area, England. First listed on 30 June 1980. Commercial premises.
79 and 79A High Street
- WRENN ID
- silver-copper-crow
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
- Constituency
- Poole MP: Neil Duncan-Jordan (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 30 June 1980
- Type
- Commercial premises
- Address
- 79 and 79A High Street, BH14 1AH
- OS grid reference
- SZ 011 905
- Coordinates
- 50.71448, -1.98539
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
79 and 79A High Street is a house that has been converted into commercial premises, dating from the early 18th century. The front of the building was remodeled in the mid-20th century, with further alterations, including partial rebuilding of the rear additions, occurring in the later 20th century.
The structure is primarily made of brick, rendered at the front, and may include some timber framing. The roof is covered in plain tiles, featuring brick gable-end chimney stacks and a brick stack at the rear.
The building has a single-depth plan with rear additions and consists of two storeys and attics, while the additions are single storey. The main (north) elevation has four bays with two shop fronts. The shop front at 79 High Street includes mid-20th century plate-glass windows, a lobby entrance with a mosaic floor that bears the name "MORTONS," an awning, and a modern fascia. It also features a probable early 20th-century timber panelled stallriser and flanking pilasters with reeded mouldings. The shop front at 79A is also mid-20th century.
On the first floor, each bay has a timber two-light window with leaded panes set within plain recesses, and above is a coved and moulded eaves cornice. The building has two rooflights that replaced earlier dormer windows, along with additional rooflights on the rear slope.
Local climate
79 and 79A High Street receives an average of 820 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 51% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 84% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 7 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 95% of listed buildings. Of these, 3 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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