Gymnasium at Rugby School is a Grade II listed building in the Rugby local planning authority area, England. Gymnasium.

Gymnasium at Rugby School

WRENN ID
swift-dormer-rush
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Rugby
Constituency
Rugby MP: John Slinger (Lab)
Country
England
Type
Gymnasium
Address
Gymnasium at Rugby School, Dunchurch Road
OS grid reference
SP 501 746
Coordinates
52.36774, -1.26425
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The gymnasium at Rugby School, built in 1872 by William Butterfield, is designed in the Gothic style. It features red brick construction with stone dressings and darker brick decoration. The building has a gabled roof and an east front porch that includes a Welsh slated hipped roof, which is supported by a gable. This gable is complemented by a large central chimney and is flanked by three-light pointed arched windows, complete with mullions and transoms.

Local climate

Gymnasium at Rugby School receives an average of 770 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 65% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 66% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 39 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 75% 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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