18 and 20, Church Street is a Grade II listed building in the Dorset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 7 May 1952. House. 2 related planning applications.

18 and 20, Church Street

WRENN ID
former-pewter-pine
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
18 and 20, Church Street, Wareham Town, BH20 4NF
OS grid reference
SY 924 872
Coordinates
50.68483, -2.10799
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

This pair of mid-18th century buildings, numbers 18 and 20 Church Street, are constructed of pink brick with red brick detailing. The roofs are tiled, and the property features pink brick stacks with red brick quoins. The buildings are two storeys high and feature a band across the facade. The eaves are distinguished by diagonally placed bricks. The fenestration consists of three ranges of cased sash windows. One window on the first floor has been blocked and finished with vitrified headers. Number 20 has a six-panel door flanked by reeded pilasters incorporating triglyphs, a blind semi-circular fanlight, and an open pediment with ball dentils. Number 18 features a planked door with an oblong fanlight, a flat hood supported by cast iron brackets, and one reeded pilaster. A ground floor bay is present with a moulded cornice, sash windows, and glazing bars.

Local climate

18 and 20, Church 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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  • Sale history — 4 transactions since 1995
  • Related listed building consents — 2 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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