Arch Between Nos 40 and 41 is a Grade II listed building in the Dorset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 8 May 1975. Arch.

Arch Between Nos 40 and 41

WRENN ID
blind-banister-merlin
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Dorset
Constituency
West Dorset MP: Edward Morello (LD)
Country
England
Date first listed
8 May 1975
Type
Arch
Address
Arch Between Nos 40 and 41, High East Street, Dorchester
OS grid reference
SY 694 907
Coordinates
50.71568, -2.43455
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The arch between Nos 40 and 41 on High East Street is a 19th-century structure made of Portland stone. It features a four-centred arch with a keystone and has a parapet adorned with a moulded stone cornice, which is inscribed with "Pale Ale Brewery" in sans-serif lettering. This arch, along with Nos 35 to 43 (consecutive), Nos 39A and 39B, and the British Legion Headquarters, forms a cohesive group of buildings.

Local climate

Arch Between Nos 40 and 41 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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