3, 4, 5 St James Place, Swan Street, Brechin is a Grade C listed building in the Angus local planning authority area, Scotland. First listed on 5 April 1979. Commercial. 1 related planning application.

3, 4, 5 St James Place, Swan Street, Brechin

WRENN ID
tilted-quoin-summer
Grade
C
Local Planning Authority
Angus
Constituency
Angus and Perthshire Glens MP: Dave Doogan (SNP)
Country
Scotland
Date first listed
5 April 1979
Type
Commercial
Address
3, 4, 5 St James Place, Swan Street, Brechin, DD9 6ED
OS grid reference
NO 598 602
Coordinates
56.7324, -2.65854
Source
Historic Environment Scotland listing

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Description

3, 4, 5 St James Place in Brechin is an early 19th century building that has been altered over time. It is constructed of rubble and has two storeys with a three-window front. The building features good early 20th century shops, two of which have their own door and window, along with a central shared showcase. There are channelled end pilasters and a continuous fascia entablature, although this is now partly concealed. A door at the west end provides access to the floor above. The roof is slated and includes skewputts, and the windows have been reglazed.

Local climate

3, 4, 5 St James Place, Swan Street, Brechin sits in a wetter-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 1,000 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 80% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 71% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 30 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 66% of listed buildings. Of these, 16 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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