2, River Street is a Grade II listed building in the Cornwall local planning authority area, England. First listed on 8 January 1971. Town house. 3 related planning applications.
2, River Street
- WRENN ID
- bitter-turret-tallow
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Cornwall
- Constituency
- Truro and Falmouth MP: Jayne Kirkham (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 8 January 1971
- Type
- Town house
- Address
- 2, River Street, Truro
- OS grid reference
- SW 824 448
- Coordinates
- 50.26326, -5.0535
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This is an early 19th-century town house, now used as a shop. It is located on River Street in Truro. The front of the building is stuccoed over a timber frame, with a hidden roof and projecting eaves. The building has a deep plan and a symmetrical three-window facade arranged over four storeys. It is distinguished by quoin strips and original hornless 12-pane sash windows set within moulded wooden architraves. Ornate eaves brackets flank the windows, and a dividing frieze incorporates triglyphs between the windows and corners. A large, traditional-style shop front was installed in the 20th century, featuring pilasters, a tall fascia, and a moulded cornice. The interior was altered in the 20th century, and the remainder of the interior was not inspected as part of the listing process.
Local climate
2, River Street receives an average of 890 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 66% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 86% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 6 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 96% of listed buildings. Of these, 2 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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- Full EPC report — heating system, energy costs, size, glazing, construction etc.
- Sale history — 3 transactions since 2006
- 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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