3, Market Cross is a Grade II listed building in the Dorset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 4 October 1960. Shop. 1 related planning application.
3, Market Cross
- WRENN ID
- sacred-frieze-acorn
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Dorset
- Constituency
- North Dorset MP: Simon Hoare (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 4 October 1960
- Type
- Shop
- Address
- 3, Market Cross, Sturminster Newton, DT10 1AN
- OS grid reference
- ST 786 140
- Coordinates
- 50.92584, -2.30537
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This is a mid-18th century shop. It is constructed of stucco and has a slate roof with end brick stacks. The building is two storeys high with an attic, and features a single window range. A C19 canted bay shop front was added. The first floor and dormer windows are sash windows with glazing bars. The building demonstrates group value, contributing to the character of the area.
Local climate
3, Market Cross receives an average of 820 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 52% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 64% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 28 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 69% of listed buildings. Of these, 11 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 1999
- Related listed building consents — 1 application
- 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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