68, Front Street, Sowerby is a Grade II listed building in the North Yorkshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 15 June 1984. House. 2 related planning applications.

68, Front Street, Sowerby

WRENN ID
gentle-cornice-sorrel
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
North Yorkshire
Constituency
Thirsk and Malton MP: Kevin Hollinrake (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
15 June 1984
Type
House
Address
68, Front Street, Sowerby, YO7 1JF
OS grid reference
SE 430 813
Coordinates
54.22609, -1.3408
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

This is a house located at 68 Front Street in Sowerby, dating from the early 19th century. It is constructed of pinkish-brown brick with a stone plinth and features three stone steps leading to the entrance. The building has a wooden modillion eaves cornice and a slate roof. It stands two storeys high and has two bays. There is a narrow round-arched passageway on the left side, with the entrance positioned to the left. The entrance consists of a panelled door topped by a rectangular fanlight with glazing bars, and the reveals are panelled. The wooden doorcase is supported by columns. The shallow segmental arched sash windows have glazing bars, channelled stucco heads, and plain cills.

Local climate

68, Front Street, Sowerby receives an average of 750 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 70% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 83% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 42 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 81% of listed buildings. Of these, 22 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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  • No EPC on record for this property
  • Sale history — 7 transactions since 1995
  • Related listed building consents — 2 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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