8 and 9, High West Street is a Grade II listed building in the Dorset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 8 May 1950. Building. 2 related planning applications.

8 and 9, High West Street

WRENN ID
lapsed-ledge-crimson
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Dorset
Constituency
West Dorset MP: Edward Morello (LD)
Country
England
Date first listed
8 May 1950
Type
Building
Address
8 and 9, High West Street, Dorchester, DT1 1UJ
OS grid reference
SY 691 907
Coordinates
50.71523, -2.43778
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

This building comprises numbers 8 and 9 High West Street, dating from the 18th century. It is constructed of grey brick with red brick voussoirs and brick chaining. The building is three storeys high, topped by a stucco eaves cornice, a band, and a parapet. It features four sash windows with glazing bars. The shopfronts are from the 19th century.

Local climate

8 and 9, High West Street receives an average of 840 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 55% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 77% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 13 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 88% of listed buildings. Of these, 5 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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  • Sale history — 3 transactions since 2017
  • 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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