8, Fore Street is a Grade II listed building in the Somerset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 31 January 1994. Shop, dwelling. 5 related planning applications.
8, Fore Street
- WRENN ID
- solemn-turret-reed
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Somerset
- Constituency
- Bridgwater MP: Sir Ashley Fox (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 31 January 1994
- Type
- Shop, dwelling
- Address
- 8, Fore Street, Bridgwater, TA6 3NF
- OS grid reference
- ST 299 371
- Coordinates
- 51.1289, -3.00188
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
No. 8 Fore Street is a shop with a dwelling, dating from the late 18th century to early 19th century. The building is constructed of stucco with painted stone cills and stepped voussoirs on the upper floors. It has a parapeted roof that is not visible, with brick stacks at the gable ends. The plan is double-depth, and the building rises three storeys with a three-window range. The second floor features crossed tie-bars between 20th-century horned 3/6-pane sash windows, while the first floor has similar 6/6-pane sashes. The shop front is from the 20th century. The interior has not been inspected. This building is included for its group value.
Local climate
8, Fore Street receives an average of 830 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 55% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 65% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 26 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 72% of listed buildings. Of these, 9 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
- No sale records on file
- Related listed building consents — 5 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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