Retals is a Grade II listed building in the North York Moors National Park local planning authority area, England. First listed on 18 March 1985. Commercial.

Retals

WRENN ID
patient-bastion-lake
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
North York Moors National Park
Constituency
Thirsk and Malton MP: Kevin Hollinrake (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
18 March 1985
Type
Commercial
Address
Retals, 13, Market Place, Helmsley, North Yorkshire
OS grid reference
SE 612 837
Coordinates
54.2458, -1.06143
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

Retals is a house that has been converted into a shop, dating from the late 18th century. It is constructed of coursed limestone rubble with a pantile roof and features a brick stack. The building has two storeys and two first-floor windows. The shop front is from the 20th century. On the first floor, there are three-light Yorkshire sash windows, which have wooden sills and lintels. The roof is swept, and there is a central ridge stack. This building is included in the listing for its group value context.

Local climate

Retals receives an average of 760 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 65% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 79% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 41 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 79% of listed buildings. Of these, 23 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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