Old Park House is a Grade II listed building in the Melton local planning authority area, England. First listed on 14 July 1953. Ruin.

Old Park House

WRENN ID
forgotten-pavement-swallow
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Melton
Constituency
Melton and Syston MP: Edward Argar (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
14 July 1953
Type
Ruin
Address
Old Park House, Croxton Kerrial
OS grid reference
SK 823 275
Coordinates
52.83897, -0.77827
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

Old Park House is a ruin of a house built in 1730 and partly demolished in 1902. It has a square plan and is constructed of coursed dressed limestone over brick. The building has no roof and each facade features two storeys and a basement, arranged in three bays. The corners are accentuated by rusticated limestone quoins. There is a platband at the first floor and a continuous moulded cornice below the parapet.

The south front has a central panelled door that is accessed by a short flight of steps. The door surround is adorned with carved consoles that support a broken scrolled pediment. The window surrounds are also moulded but plain. The east and west fronts do not have any windows. The detailing of the north facade is similar to that of the south, featuring a doorway without a pediment. The windows are sashes, most of which are severely damaged and date mostly from the late 18th century. However, one sash from 1730 survives on the upper floor of the north side, complete with glazing bars.

From the north-east and north-west corners, five bay trabeated quadrants curve towards flanking pavilions, of which only partial evidence remains. The quadrants are supported by four Tuscan columns with an entablature. Inside, there are fragmentary remains of panelling, shouldered door surrounds, and fireplaces.

Local climate

Old Park House sits in a drier-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 730 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 78% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 84% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 38 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 73% 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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