Old Abbey Building is a Grade II* listed building in the Derby local planning authority area, England. First listed on 13 February 1967. A Medieval Abbey. 2 related planning applications.

Old Abbey Building

WRENN ID
hidden-nave-bramble
Grade
II*
Local Planning Authority
Derby
Constituency
Derby North MP: Catherine Atkinson (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
13 February 1967
Type
Abbey
Period
Medieval
Address
Old Abbey Building, Darley Street, City of Derby, DE22 1DX
OS grid reference
SK 352 384
Coordinates
52.94196, -1.4768
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The Old Abbey Building, dating from the 15th century, is a stone structure with two storeys. It features three square-headed windows and four buttresses with offsets, one of which has been significantly enlarged later to support a bulge. The building retains remains of cusped heads to the lights and has an old tile roof with gabled ends. It is part of the remnants of Darley Abbey, an Augustinian Priory that was relocated from St Helens in Derby during the 12th century. The Old Abbey Building, along with Nos 5 to 10 (consecutive), Nos 6A and 9A, forms a group with Nos 1 to 12 (consecutive) Flat Square and Nos 1 to 8 (consecutive) West Row.

Local climate

Old Abbey Building 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
  • Sale history — 1 transaction since 2002
  • 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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