2, South Street is a Grade II listed building in the Dorset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 7 May 1952. House.

2, South Street

WRENN ID
dim-flagstone-claret
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Dorset
Constituency
Mid Dorset and North Poole MP: Vikki Slade (LD)
Country
England
Date first listed
7 May 1952
Type
House
Address
2, South Street, Wareham Town
OS grid reference
SY 923 873
Coordinates
50.68579, -2.10999
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

No 2 South Street is a mid-18th century building constructed of red brick, featuring a yellow brick string course, eaves cornice, quoins, and dressings. It has a mansard tile roof with stone slates above the eaves. The building stands two storeys high with attics and includes two ranges of flush-framed sash windows with glazing bars. There is a contemporary bow shop window with glazing bars supported by an ornamental iron bracket, flanked by a stable door that has four fielded panels and an oblong fanlight. The entrance is accented with fluted pilasters and a flat moulded hood. Additionally, there is one attic dormer with tile-hung cheeks and modern casements. This property is part of a group that includes Nos 2 to 10 (even), The Unitarian Chapel, Nos 12 to 32 (even), and Holy Trinity Gallery.

Local climate

2, South Street receives an average of 770 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 64% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 75% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 9 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 91% of listed buildings. Of these, 4 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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