1,2, KING STREET (See details for further address information) is a Grade II listed building in the Cumberland local planning authority area, England. A 19th century Commercial. 1 related planning application.
1,2, KING STREET (See details for further address information)
- WRENN ID
- sombre-entrance-juniper
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Cumberland
- Constituency
- Whitehaven and Workington MP: Josh MacAlister (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Type
- Commercial
- Period
- 19th century
- Address
- 1,2, KING STREET (See details for further address information), 105, 105a, Duke Street, Whitehaven
- OS grid reference
- NX 973 182
- Coordinates
- 54.54943, -3.58805
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Nos 1 and 2 King Street are early to mid 19th century buildings located opposite Whittle's Furniture Store. They are three storeys high and have a stuccoed exterior with Edwardian shop fronts. Each upper floor features six windows with sills, although the glazing bars have been removed. The corner of the building is chamfered and includes a round-arched doorway as well as round-arched windows on the first floor. The King Street facade has three windows on the upper floors, which are adorned with cornices on brackets. Although it appears to be a single building, it has four separate addresses. This property is part of a group that includes Nos 4, 5, the Co-operative Store, Whittle's Furniture Store, The Globe Hotel, and Nos 105 and 105A.
Local climate
1,2, KING STREET (See details for further address information) sits in one of the wettest parts of the UK, with an average of 1,580 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 99% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 99% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 14 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 86% of listed buildings. Of these, 6 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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- Related listed building consents — 1 application
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- Radon risk assessment
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