187 and 189, High Street is a Grade II listed building in the Dorset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 21 March 1983. Shop. 1 related planning application.
187 and 189, High Street
- WRENN ID
- bitter-footing-russet
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Dorset
- Constituency
- South Dorset MP: Lloyd Hatton (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 21 March 1983
- Type
- Shop
- Address
- 187 and 189, High Street, Swanage, BH19 2NE
- OS grid reference
- SZ 025 786
- Coordinates
- 50.60788, -1.96482
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Nos. 187 and 189, High Street are probably 19th century buildings, now forming a single retail unit. They have walls constructed of Purbeck stone and a slate roof, with brick stacks. The buildings are two storeys high. The ground floor features modern doors and shop fronts. Double-hung sash windows are located on the first floor. The buildings contribute to the group value of the surrounding area, particularly with the adjacent Somerleigh House.
Local climate
187 and 189, 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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- Full EPC report — heating system, energy costs, size, glazing, construction etc.
- Sale history — 3 transactions since 1997
- Related listed building consents — 1 application
- 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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