55 and 57 High Street and attached railings is a Grade II listed building in the Somerset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 29 July 1976. Semi-detached houses. 5 related planning applications.
55 and 57 High Street and attached railings
- WRENN ID
- riven-bailey-gorse
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Somerset
- Constituency
- Yeovil MP: Adam Dance (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 29 July 1976
- Type
- Semi-detached houses
- Address
- 55 and 57 High Street and attached railings, Chard, Chard Town, TA20 1QW
- OS grid reference
- ST 319 085
- Coordinates
- 50.87233, -2.96918
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This is a pair of semi-detached houses located on the south side of High Street in Chard, built in the early 19th century. The houses are constructed of stucco and feature painted and panelled stone pilasters, quoins, and a moulded cornice to the doorcase. They have a slate roof and brick stacks to the gable ends. The symmetrical front elevation has three windows per floor, with all windows being 8/8-pane sashes. A stepped approach leads to a central doorway with six panels and an overlight. The interior of the houses has not been inspected. Attached to the front of the houses are area railings with anthemion-style cast tops, set upon a stone plinth.
Local climate
55 and 57 High Street and attached railings 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 — 3 transactions since 2014
- 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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