The Washing Well is a Grade II listed building in the Wiltshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 8 June 1978. Shop.
The Washing Well
- WRENN ID
- western-iron-plover
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Wiltshire
- Constituency
- Salisbury MP: John Glen (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 8 June 1978
- Type
- Shop
- Address
- The Washing Well, 1a, Silver Street, Wilton
- OS grid reference
- SU 096 311
- Coordinates
- 51.07975, -1.86373
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Washing Well is a mid-19th century building, possibly with older elements behind its facade. It features painted brickwork and a parapet, topped by a slate roof. On the first floor, there are three glazing bar sash windows set within an arcade of recesses that include an impost string. The ground floor has two modern plate glass shop fronts with a large common fascia, and there is an off-centre right doorcase surrounded by rusticated detailing.
Local climate
The Washing Well receives an average of 800 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 53% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 60% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 32 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 58% 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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