The Old Police House is a Grade II listed building in the Shropshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 10 January 1953. Shop, house. 1 related planning application.
The Old Police House
- WRENN ID
- dreaming-chancel-linden
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Shropshire
- Constituency
- Shrewsbury MP: Julia Buckley (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 10 January 1953
- Type
- Shop, house
- Address
- The Old Police House, Castle Court, Shrewsbury
- OS grid reference
- SJ 493 127
- Coordinates
- 52.7099, -2.75153
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Old Police House, formerly known as No. 3 Sydney Court, is a shop that was originally a dwelling, dating from the early 18th century, with the possibility of an earlier core. It is constructed of brick and has a plain tiled roof. The building stands two storeys above a basement and features a five-window range. The central doorway is adorned with a traceried overlight, while the 12-pane sash windows on either side have segmental heads. The upper windows are mullioned and transomed, with some having been blocked. The roof includes three dormers. The cellars of the house still contain remnants of cells from its previous function as a courthouse and gaol.
Local climate
The Old Police House receives an average of 770 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 64% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 92% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 47 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 88% of listed buildings. Of these, 24 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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- Related listed building consents — 1 application
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- 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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