Western Building to Chesterfield College of Art and Technology is a Grade II listed building in the Chesterfield local planning authority area, England. School. 6 related planning applications.

Western Building to Chesterfield College of Art and Technology

WRENN ID
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Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Chesterfield
Constituency
Chesterfield MP: Mr Toby Perkins (Lab)
Country
England
Type
School
Address
Western Building to Chesterfield College of Art and Technology, Sheffield Road
OS grid reference
SK 383 716
Coordinates
53.24073, -1.42684
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The Western Building of Chesterfield College of Art and Technology dates from 1846, with later additions from the 19th century. It was formerly Chesterfield Grammar School, which has roots dating back to the 13th century. A charter from Elizabeth I in 1598 mentions the conversion of the Chapel of St Helen's into a schoolroom, located to the east of the current building. The school was rebuilt in 1709 and again in 1846.

The building features coursed stone construction with quoins and a moulded band at the first floor. Its roof is banded with fishscale and plain tiles, and it has coped gables with kneelers, some topped with finials. The roofs are adorned with cresting and stone chimneys. The northern part, which is the oldest section, has three gables and stands three storeys tall, with three windows featuring stone mullions and transoms on the ground floor, along with a central door.

The adjoining central section is slightly advanced and has two gables with a tower located at the angle between them, standing two storeys high. Below the tower is a Gothic arched doorway, with a shield and date displayed above it. The southern recessed part features a centre gable, is two storeys high, and has three windows. Notable former pupils include Thomas Secker, who became Archbishop of Canterbury in the early 18th century, and Erasmus Darwin, the grandfather of Charles Darwin.

Local climate

Western Building to Chesterfield College of Art and Technology receives an average of 820 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 50% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 64% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 39 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 76% of listed buildings. Of these, 21 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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