Old Gaol is a Grade II listed building in the Derby local planning authority area, England. First listed on 24 February 1977. Former gaol, entrance. 1 related planning application.
Old Gaol
- WRENN ID
- dark-hammer-solstice
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Derby
- Constituency
- Derby North MP: Catherine Atkinson (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 24 February 1977
- Type
- Former gaol, entrance
- Address
- Old Gaol, South Street, City of Derby, DE1 1UQ
- OS grid reference
- SK 342 363
- Coordinates
- 52.92358, -1.49138
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Old Gaol, designed by architect Francis Goodwin, dates from around 1830 and now serves as the entrance to the Greyhound track. The building features a largely unaltered facade, consisting of a single storey constructed in ashlar. It has corner towers and side wings that are divided by shallow pilasters into four bays. The central doorway is massive and flanked by solid piers with pilastered sides, each containing a narrow window. The entrance is located between two large Tuscan columns and is adorned with a triplyph frieze and a modillion cornice above. The sides have a plain frieze, and there is a small parapet topped with a central rectangular stepped pediment.
Local climate
Old Gaol 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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- No EPC on record for this property
- No sale records on file
- Related listed building consents — 1 application
- 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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