Victoria Chambers is a Grade II listed building in the Kingston upon Hull, City of local planning authority area, England. First listed on 21 January 1994. Office building. 2 related planning applications.
Victoria Chambers
- WRENN ID
- other-keystone-crag
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Kingston upon Hull, City of
- Constituency
- Kingston upon Hull West and Haltemprice MP: Emma Hardy (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 21 January 1994
- Type
- Office building
- Address
- Victoria Chambers, Bowlalley Lane
- OS grid reference
- TA 099 287
- Coordinates
- 53.7433, -0.3338
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Victoria Chambers is an office building dating from 1882 to 1889, designed by T Brownlow Thompson. The building is constructed of brick with ashlar dressings and has a slate mansard roof with coped gables and two panelled ridge stacks. It stands three storeys plus attics and comprises a six-window range.
The slightly projecting central entrance bay is flanked by full-height pilaster strips. The upper floors of the central bay feature two plain sashes, with two relief panels positioned between the floors. To either side of the central bay are a single plain sash on each floor, beyond which is a shallow oriel bow window with two plain sashes on each floor separated by a stone mullion. The attics have a centrally placed, shouldered gable topped with a segmental pediment, containing a round-arched plain sash. Flanking the oriel windows are smaller shaped gabled dormers, each with carved wood ornament, a segmental pediment, and a keystone, all containing a single round-headed plain sash.
The ground floor features a splayed round-arched ashlar entrance with steps, imposts, and a keystone. Above the entrance is a panel inscribed "Victoria Chambers." The double door has six lozenge-shaped panels and a plain overlight. To the right of the entrance is a single plain sash window, and to the left, a similar window, followed by a shouldered cart entrance with a chamfered lintel, a wooden infill panel, and a pair of plank doors. Above the cart entrance is a segment-arched overlight with a hoodmould, a shaped keystone, and a wrought-iron grille protecting the glazing.
Local climate
Victoria Chambers receives an average of 780 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 61% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 55% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 24 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 74% of listed buildings. Of these, 13 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 — 20 transactions since 2004
- Related listed building consents — 2 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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