Information Centre and Shop at Elvaston Castle is a Grade II listed building in the South Derbyshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 11 March 1987. Information centre and shop.
Information Centre and Shop at Elvaston Castle
- WRENN ID
- twisted-passage-dock
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- South Derbyshire
- Constituency
- South Derbyshire MP: Samantha Niblett (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 11 March 1987
- Type
- Information centre and shop
- Address
- Information Centre and Shop at Elvaston Castle, Borrowash Road, DE72 3EP
- OS grid reference
- SK 406 330
- Coordinates
- 52.89297, -1.39664
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Information Centre and Shop at Elvaston Castle is a stableblock that dates from the early 19th century and was restored around 1970. It was originally built for the Earl of Harrington. The building is constructed of red brick with stone dressings, featuring a brick plinth and a hipped slate roof. It has two storeys and consists of seven bays, with the five central bays being slightly advanced. There is also a single-storey wing to the east.
The central entrance features a chamfered four-centred arched doorcase with incised spandrels, a returned hoodmould, and double panelled doors. On either side of the entrance, there are two recessed and chamfered cross windows, each with returned hoods. In the recessed bays to either side, there are similar doors to the central one, and in the single-storey wing to the east, there is a similar cross window. Above the ground floor, there are seven recessed and chamfered 2-light mullion windows. The ground floor windows have single pane glazing, while the upper windows are fitted with leaded lights.
Local climate
Information Centre and Shop at Elvaston Castle sits in a drier-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 740 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 76% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 77% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 36 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 64% 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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