2A-2E, Emlyn Square is a Grade II listed building in the Swindon local planning authority area, England. First listed on 17 February 1970. House.
2A-2E, Emlyn Square
- WRENN ID
- sleeping-merlon-larch
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Swindon
- Constituency
- Swindon South MP: Heidi Alexander (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 17 February 1970
- Type
- House
- Address
- 2A-2E, Emlyn Square, South Swindon, SN1 5BP
- OS grid reference
- SU 145 848
- Coordinates
- 51.56212, -1.79085
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Nos. 2A-2E Emlyn Square is a house, now divided into flats, built in 1846 for the Great Western Railway Company. This corner block features a return to Oxford Street and is constructed of ashlar limestone with a slate roof. The building is two storeys high and has three bays. The central entrance consists of a four-panelled door that is half-glazed. The casement windows, which have top long lights, are set within chamfered ashlar surrounds, and the ground floor openings feature label moulding. Each gable has a keyed oculus. The design is similar to No. 1 Emlyn Square.
The development of Emlyn Square was part of a larger plan by Isambard Kingdom Brunel to create a village for the workforce of the new Great Western Railway works. Construction began in 1842, with most buildings completed by 1855. The area is recognized as one of Britain’s best-preserved and architecturally significant railway settlements.
Local climate
2A-2E, Emlyn Square receives an average of 790 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 59% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 56% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 36 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 65% of listed buildings. Of these, 16 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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