8 and 9 The Square is a Grade II listed building in the Dorset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 14 June 1952. A Early C19 Commercial. 5 related planning applications.
8 and 9 The Square
- WRENN ID
- silent-cellar-thrush
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Dorset
- Constituency
- Mid Dorset and North Poole MP: Vikki Slade (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 14 June 1952
- Type
- Commercial
- Address
- 8 and 9 The Square, Wimborne Minster, BH21 1JA
- OS grid reference
- SU 009 000
- Coordinates
- 50.80016, -1.98753
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Nos. 8 and 9, The Square are early 19th-century buildings. They have brick walls and a slate roof hidden behind a parapet. The buildings are three storeys high. The ground floor now contains modern shop fronts. The first floor has five double-hung sash windows; three retain their original glazing bars, while two have been altered. The second floor also has five double-hung sash windows, all with glazing bars. This property possesses group value due to its contribution to the streetscape. A minor amendment to this listing was made on 27 February 2018.
Local climate
8 and 9 The Square receives an average of 800 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 53% 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 — 12 transactions since 2000
- Related listed building consents — 5 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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