Old Grammar School is a Grade II* listed building in the Leicester local planning authority area, England. First listed on 5 January 1950. School. 5 related planning applications.
Old Grammar School
- WRENN ID
- tangled-gallery-weasel
- Grade
- II*
- Local Planning Authority
- Leicester
- Constituency
- Leicester South MP: Shockat Adam (Ind)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 5 January 1950
- Type
- School
- Address
- Old Grammar School, High Cross Street, City of Leicester
- OS grid reference
- SK 583 046
- Coordinates
- 52.6361, -1.13896
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Old Grammar School, formerly known as the Free School and now occupied by Barton Coaches, was built in 1573 as Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School. It was extensively restored and altered at a later date. The building is constructed of stone rubble, with a late 16th-century tile roof that is steeply pitched and features gabled ends. Five hipped dormers have been removed. The two-storey facade has four rectangular windows, each with three lights and two spaces, and features plaques with inscriptions that have been restored. The windows are set within cement-rendered stone frames. A smaller plaque is also present. The end walls are cement-rendered, and the building has a rectangular plan.
Local climate
Old Grammar School receives an average of 740 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 73% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 71% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 36 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 63% of listed buildings. Of these, 18 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 2010
- 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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