County Library is a Grade II listed building in the Forest of Dean local planning authority area, England. First listed on 25 January 1985. Library. 4 related planning applications.
County Library
- WRENN ID
- carved-chimney-crag
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Forest of Dean
- Constituency
- Forest of Dean MP: Matt Bishop (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 25 January 1985
- Type
- Library
- Address
- County Library, High Street, Newnham
- OS grid reference
- SO 690 116
- Coordinates
- 51.80234, -2.45065
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The building is a mid-19th century dwelling, formerly a public house and now a public library. It is constructed of brick with a concrete tile roof. The central projection features brick pilasters and a flat roof. The two-storey, three-windowed facade has sash windows on the ground floor with large panes set beneath stepped stone voussoirs. A good six-panel door is situated beneath a deep transom light with a fanlight and segmental hood. To the right of the door is a four-panel door also set under a stepped voussoir lintel, which is lower than the window heads. A projecting brick bay has four brick piers with stone caps, and features a new window, deep painted fascia, and a moulded cornice, alongside a small cast iron balcony rail. The upper floor has three sashed windows with bars, also set under stepped voussoirs. The windows are of group value.
Local climate
County Library receives an average of 780 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 62% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 51% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 38 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 73% of listed buildings. Of these, 17 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 2006
- Related listed building consents — 4 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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