Draper's Hall is a Grade II* listed building in the Coventry local planning authority area, England. First listed on 10 May 1957. A C19 Hall. 13 related planning applications.

Draper's Hall

WRENN ID
weathered-pinnacle-alder
Grade
II*
Local Planning Authority
Coventry
Constituency
Coventry South MP: Zarah Sultana (YP)
Country
England
Date first listed
10 May 1957
Type
Hall
Address
Draper's Hall, Bayley Lane, CV1 5RN
OS grid reference
SP 336 789
Coordinates
52.40756, -1.50704
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

Draper's Hall is a distinguished early 19th century Neoclassical building designed by architects T Rickman and H W Hutchinson. Constructed in 1832, with an east wing added in 1864, the building features an ashlar front with a low projecting bay that includes three sash windows and a portico in antis supported by Ionic columns. The main block is one storey tall and has an ashlar front adorned with four wreaths on the frieze, a cornice, and a parapet that displays a central shield and supporters.

Inside, Draper's Hall boasts a fine array of original features, such as decorative plaster ceilings, ornate doorways with consoles, a fluted cornice, chimneypieces embellished with an anthemion motif, and a top-lit ballroom featuring Doric pilasters and an elaborate overmantel. It is regarded as the most interesting building of its period in the City.

Local climate

Draper's Hall 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 70% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 35 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 59% 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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