Brooke House School is a Grade II* listed building in the Harborough local planning authority area, England. First listed on 25 July 1952. A Circa 1708 School.
Brooke House School
- WRENN ID
- haunted-niche-cream
- Grade
- II*
- Local Planning Authority
- Harborough
- Constituency
- Harborough, Oadby and Wigston MP: Neil O'Brien (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 25 July 1952
- Type
- School
- Address
- Brooke House School, 12, Leicester Road
- OS grid reference
- SP 731 875
- Coordinates
- 52.48141, -0.92422
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Brooke House School, built around 1708, is thought to have been first constructed by John Massey. In 1808, a top storey was added to the western part and an east wing was also added. The building features a red brick facade with rusticated stone quoins and moulded stone sill bands, topped with a cornice and a small parapet. It stands three storeys tall. The street facade has five windows, all of which are barred sashes with moulded stone architraves, while the top storey has only three windows. The main front, which faces the garden and is at right angles to the road, also has five windows, including a long round-headed landing window that spans all storeys. A notable feature is the projecting stone porch in Greek Ionic style, supported by paired columns. The interior includes a fine staircase, and some features from 1708 are still present.
Local climate
Brooke House School receives an average of 740 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 74% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 78% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 38 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 71% of listed buildings. Of these, 19 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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