County Hall is a Grade I listed building in the Derby local planning authority area, England. First listed on 20 June 1952. A Classical Civic building. 5 related planning applications.
County Hall
- WRENN ID
- kindled-rood-swift
- Grade
- I
- Local Planning Authority
- Derby
- Constituency
- Derby South MP: Baggy Shanker (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 20 June 1952
- Type
- Civic building
- Period
- Classical
- Address
- County Hall, St Marys Gate, City of Derby, DE1 3JR
- OS grid reference
- SK 350 364
- Coordinates
- 52.92463, -1.48065
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
County Hall is a 17th-century building of fine classical design, located at the rear of a courtyard. Constructed of stone, the single-storeyed facade features three large round-headed windows with stone mullioned rectangular frames, pilasters between the windows, and Tuscan columns at each corner. Splendid stone doorcases are surmounted by entablatures with segmental pediments, each enclosed by a voluted broken pediment; these frame semi-circular arched doorways with multi-panelled divided doors. A stylobate of four steps leads to the entrance, and the building is topped with a moulded eaves cornice and an open balustrade, above a hipped slate roof. The interior includes a plain Court Room, now the Crown Court, containing a monument to F N Clarage Mundy, featuring a bust by Chantrey dated 1820. The building is believed to be the setting of Betty Sorrel’s trial in George Eliot’s novel "Adam Bede".
Local climate
County Hall receives an average of 760 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 65% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 70% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 36 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 60% of listed buildings. Of these, 17 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 — 1 transaction since 2019
- 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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