15 and 16, North Square is a Grade II listed building in the Dorset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 8 May 1975. House. 3 related planning applications.
15 and 16, North Square
- WRENN ID
- dreaming-garret-ivy
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Dorset
- Constituency
- West Dorset MP: Edward Morello (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 8 May 1975
- Type
- House
- Address
- 15 and 16, North Square, Dorchester, DT1 1HY
- OS grid reference
- SY 692 908
- Coordinates
- 50.71634, -2.4363
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
These are a pair of late 18th or early 19th century buildings on the east side of North Square. They are constructed of Portland or Ridgeway stone, with hammer-dressed detailing, and have brick dressings. The roof is slate, with a central brick stack. The buildings are two storeys and have attics. The first floor has three sash windows with glazing bars; the ground floor has one. A 19th century shop window is present with fluted consoles and a cornice. There is one planked door and one part-glazed door. Two attic dormers, each with a casement window, are visible. Buildings 15 to 21 form a group.
Local climate
15 and 16, North Square 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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- Full EPC report — heating system, energy costs, size, glazing, construction etc.
- Sale history — 3 transactions since 1996
- Related listed building consents — 3 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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