The Post Office (Original Building) 8 Francis St. Newtownards Co. Down is a Grade B1 listed building in the Ards and North Down local planning authority area, Northern Ireland. First listed on 5 July 1993. 2 related planning applications.

The Post Office (Original Building) 8 Francis St. Newtownards Co. Down

WRENN ID
first-railing-lark
Grade
B1
Local Planning Authority
Ards and North Down
Constituency
Strangford MP: Jim Shannon (DUP)
Country
Northern Ireland
Date first listed
5 July 1993
Address
The Post Office (Original Building) 8 Francis St. Newtownards Co. Down, BT23 4FA
Irish grid reference
J 489 741
Coordinates
54.59399, -5.69636
Source
NI Environment Agency listing

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Local climate

The Post Office (Original Building) 8 Francis St. Newtownards Co. Down sits in a wetter-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 1,130 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 88% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 93% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 1 freeze-thaw cycle a year, fewer than 99% of listed buildings. Of these, 1 follows at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.2°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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  4. 39 High Street, Newtownards, Co. Down, BT23 3HS Grade Record Only 174 m
  5. 44 High Street, Newtownards, Co. Down, BT23 3HZ Grade Record Only 184 m
  6. 31 Frances Street, Newtownards, Co. Down, BT23 3DW Grade Record Only 188 m
  7. 43 High Street, Newtownards, Co. Down, BT23 3HS Grade Record Only 190 m
  8. Former Presbyterian Manse, Mark Street, Newtownards, Co. Down, BT23 4D? Grade Record Only 223 m
  9. House, (near 7 East Street), Newtownards, Co Down, BT23 3E? 225 m
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