Numbers 39a and B, and Front Railings to Steps of 39a is a Grade II listed building in the South Gloucestershire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 5 June 1984. A C18 House. 5 related planning applications.
Numbers 39a and B, and Front Railings to Steps of 39a
- WRENN ID
- iron-paling-fog
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- South Gloucestershire
- Constituency
- Thornbury and Yate MP: Claire Young (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 5 June 1984
- Type
- House
- Address
- Numbers 39a and B, and Front Railings to Steps of 39a, High Street, Wickwar, GL12 8NP
- OS grid reference
- ST 724 885
- Coordinates
- 51.59476, -2.39956
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This is a house located on the east side of Wickwar High Street. The building dates back to the 18th century, with earlier origins in the 17th century, and was remodelled in the early 19th century. The exterior is rendered, with a slate roof and a decorative modillioned eaves cornice. Rendered diagonal stacks are also present. The house is two storeys high with attics, and features three bays, each with a 16-pane glazing bar sash window. The central entrance has a six-panel door topped with an overlight, set within a doorcase featuring a segmental pediment supported by brackets. A front flight of three steps is flanked by cast iron railings with spear finials. There is a gabled rear wing.
Local climate
Numbers 39a and B, and Front Railings to Steps of 39a receives an average of 810 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 50% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 52% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 34 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 51% of listed buildings. Of these, 14 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 — 5 transactions since 2016
- 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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