53, High Street is a Grade II listed building in the Somerset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 25 November 1969. House, shop.

53, High Street

WRENN ID
eastward-pinnacle-thyme
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Somerset
Constituency
Wells and Mendip Hills MP: Tessa Munt (LD)
Country
England
Date first listed
25 November 1969
Type
House, shop
Address
53, High Street, Shepton Mallet, BA4 5AX
OS grid reference
ST 618 434
Coordinates
51.18891, -2.54748
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

No. 53 High Street is a house that has been converted into a shop, dating from the late 18th century. The building is rendered and has an asbestos slate roof. It stands three stories tall and features two bays with sash windows that have glazing bars, all set within moulded stone architraves. To the left, there is a late 19th-century shop casement with a cornice above it. The central entrance has a square-headed door opening framed by a moulded surround, topped with a triangular pediment. The building is further enhanced by end pilasters and a moulded cornice.

Local climate

53, High Street receives an average of 870 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 63% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 70% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 35 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 56% of listed buildings. Of these, 15 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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