12 and 14 Fore Street and archway to left is a Grade II listed building in the Somerset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 29 July 1976. Shop. 4 related planning applications.
12 and 14 Fore Street and archway to left
- WRENN ID
- carved-glass-torch
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Somerset
- Constituency
- Yeovil MP: Adam Dance (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 29 July 1976
- Type
- Shop
- Address
- 12 and 14 Fore Street and archway to left, Chard, Chard Town, TA20 1PH
- OS grid reference
- ST 322 085
- Coordinates
- 50.87264, -2.96485
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The building comprises two shops at numbers 12 and 14 Fore Street, along with an archway to the left, built in 1826. It is constructed of stucco with painted stone keystones and sills, with a gabled slate roof and a brick ridge stack. The building follows a double-depth plan and has two storeys, arranged over a four-window frontage. Number 12 features a 19th-century plate glass shop front with a reeded surround, a central doorway, and a moulded cornice above. Number 14 has a mid-20th century shop front. The first floor has four 8/8-pane sash windows with keystones. A rear wing of Number 14, which was once part of a terraced house in Howards Row, is listed separately.
The ground floor has been altered for retail use, while the first floor was not inspected. A round-arched carriage entrance is located on the far left, with a keystone and imposts. A plaque reading "Howard's Row" is visible at the front, and a datestone is located at the rear.
Local climate
12 and 14 Fore Street and archway to left 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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- Full EPC report — heating system, energy costs, size, glazing, construction etc.
- Sale history — 4 transactions since 2000
- Related listed building consents — 4 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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