72A and 72B, Holyrood Street is a Grade II listed building in the Somerset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 29 July 1976. House.

72A and 72B, Holyrood Street

WRENN ID
outer-pilaster-solstice
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Somerset
Constituency
Yeovil MP: Adam Dance (LD)
Country
England
Date first listed
29 July 1976
Type
House
Address
72A and 72B, Holyrood Street, Chard, Chard Town, TA20 2AL
OS grid reference
ST 321 083
Coordinates
50.8706, -2.96493
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

72A and 72B on Holyrood Street is a house that has been subdivided. It was built in the late 18th century or early 19th century and features a stucco exterior with a slate roof that has a crested ridge and stepped stone copings. The building has a double-depth plan and stands two storeys tall with a three-window range. The entrance includes a reconstructed 19th-century door, which is flanked by shop windows from the 1980s. To the far right, there is a six-panel door leading to the upper floors. The first floor has three 6/6-pane sash windows, and the attic features two reconstructed 19th-century gabled dormers from around the 1980s. The interior has not been inspected. This building is included for its group value.

Local climate

72A and 72B, Holyrood Street receives an average of 790 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 56% 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 30 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 65% of listed buildings. Of these, 11 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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