5 and 7, Silver Street is a Grade II listed building in the Somerset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 4 July 1975. Commercial building. 1 related planning application.

5 and 7, Silver Street

WRENN ID
solitary-floor-plover
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Somerset
Constituency
Taunton and Wellington MP: Gideon Amos (LD)
Country
England
Date first listed
4 July 1975
Type
Commercial building
Address
5 and 7, Silver Street, Taunton, TA1 3DH
OS grid reference
ST 231 244
Coordinates
51.01464, -3.09699
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

Nos 5 and 7 on Silver Street is a mid-19th century building, possibly dating from earlier. It has a two-storey front made of minted brick, featuring a moulded cornice and a slate roof. The façade includes three windows with sashes that do not have glazing bars. To the left, there is a larger double shop front from the 19th century, supported by pilasters and topped with a moulded cornice. To the right, there is a smaller 19th-century shop front. The central entrance consists of double doors with two panels. This building is included for its group value with Nos 1 to 7 (odd) and Nos 158 to 160 (consecutive) on East Reach.

Local climate

5 and 7, Silver Street receives an average of 820 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 52% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 57% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 32 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 58% of listed buildings. Of these, 13 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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