The Unicorn Public House is a Grade II listed building in the North Yorkshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 4 December 1972. Public house.

The Unicorn Public House

WRENN ID
weathered-fireplace-hazel
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
North Yorkshire
Constituency
Scarborough and Whitby MP: Alison Hume (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
4 December 1972
Type
Public house
Address
The Unicorn Public House, High Street, Whitby, YO21 1NH
OS grid reference
NZ 889 092
Coordinates
54.47087, -0.62928
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The Unicorn Public House is a building with origins in the 18th century, located on the east side of High Street in Ruswarp. It is constructed of stone and features two storeys with rusticated quoins. The façade includes two sash windows that have glazing bars, and these are framed by moulded shouldered architraves with bands. The Unicorn Public House, along with Nos 22 to 26 (even) and Nos 32 and 34, forms a group of buildings of architectural significance.

Local climate

The Unicorn Public House receives an average of 860 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 60% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 74% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 9 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 92% 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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