51 and 53, St James Street is a Grade II listed building in the Dorset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 20 June 1952. Cottage. 1 related planning application.
51 and 53, St James Street
- WRENN ID
- kindled-marble-jackdaw
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Dorset
- Constituency
- North Dorset MP: Simon Hoare (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 20 June 1952
- Type
- Cottage
- Address
- 51 and 53, St James Street, Shaftesbury, SP7 8HF
- OS grid reference
- ST 860 226
- Coordinates
- 51.0029, -2.20055
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Nos 51 and 53 on St James Street are later cottages, likely built around the same time as No 35, which dates to 1615. They feature slate roofs and are constructed from squared rubble or rough ashlar. No 51 has one window bay, while No 53 has two window bays and a gabled dormer. The windows and doorway of No 53 have segmental heads, although the door itself is modern.
These cottages are part of a group that includes Nos 35 to 53 (odd), with stone setts outside Nos 35 to 39 (odd) and a pump located in the center of the court. A dwarf wall and railings enclosing the court on the street side contribute to the overall character of the area.
Local climate
51 and 53, St James Street receives an average of 830 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 53% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 58% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 35 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 59% of listed buildings. Of these, 15 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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- No EPC on record for this property
- Sale history — 2 transactions since 1999
- 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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