Nos. 28 and 29, RAILINGS to Nos. 28 AND 29 is a Grade II listed building in the Dorset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 8 May 1950. House. 4 related planning applications.
Nos. 28 and 29, RAILINGS to Nos. 28 AND 29
- WRENN ID
- tattered-gravel-juniper
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Dorset
- Constituency
- West Dorset MP: Edward Morello (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 8 May 1950
- Type
- House
- Address
- Nos. 28 and 29, RAILINGS to Nos. 28 AND 29, High West Street, Dorchester, DT1 1UP
- OS grid reference
- SY 690 906
- Coordinates
- 50.71501, -2.43996
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Nos. 28 and 29, along with their railings, date from the early to mid-19th century. The building is constructed of colourwashed brick with a stucco ground floor featuring horizontal rustication, topped by rendered stacks. It is three storeys high, with attics beneath a moulded eaves cornice and a blocking course. The ground floor has two sash windows, while the first and second floors each have four sash windows with glazing bars. The entrance doors have oblong fanlights; the door to No. 28 has six moulded panels, and the door to No. 29 has two. A particularly elaborate wrought-iron balcony in the Rococo style is situated on the first floor. Further decorative wrought-iron railings are present around the front area and door steps, featuring spear and urn finials. Nos. 28 to 34 form a notable group.
Local climate
Nos. 28 and 29, RAILINGS to Nos. 28 AND 29 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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- Full EPC report — heating system, energy costs, size, glazing, construction etc.
- Sale history — 4 transactions since 1999
- Related listed building consents — 4 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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