Imperial Building is a Grade II listed building in the Nottingham local planning authority area, England. First listed on 12 July 1972. Post office, telegraph office, offices. 8 related planning applications.
Imperial Building
- WRENN ID
- carved-gateway-larch
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Nottingham
- Constituency
- Nottingham East MP: Nadia Whittome (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 12 July 1972
- Type
- Post office, telegraph office, offices
- Address
- Imperial Building, 20 and 22, Victoria Street, City of Nottingham, NG1 2EX
- OS grid reference
- SK 574 398
- Coordinates
- 52.95318, -1.1458
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Imperial Building, located on Victoria Street in Nottingham, was constructed in 1868 by Williams of London. Originally serving as a post office and telegraph office, it has since been converted into offices. The building was raised in 1883 and underwent alterations in the late 20th century.
It is built of ashlar and features an Italianate style. The design includes a plinth, rusticated angle pilasters, and pilasters at the ground floor level. The building stands three storeys tall, plus a basement, and has a total of nine windows across the front and seven windows on the sides, arranged in a regular pattern.
The windows are plain sashes, with those on the ground floor having been renewed. A central window with a pediment is flanked by four windows on each side, all topped with cornices and adorned with sham balustrades. Above this, there is a central window with a cornice and flanking windows that have eared surrounds. Below, a central doorway has been blocked, with plain windows on either side that feature basement lights.
To the right, there is a set-back entrance bay with a door and overlight, with a single window on each floor above it. On the left, a rounded corner bay contains three windows on each floor, featuring the same ornamental style as the front. The left return facing Carlton Street has similar window arrangements, although the second floor only has four windows.
Local climate
Imperial Building sits in a drier-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 710 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 86% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 91% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 37 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 70% 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 — 3 transactions since 2014
- Related listed building consents — 8 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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