St Mary's Hall is a Grade I listed building in the Coventry local planning authority area, England. First listed on 5 February 1955. A Medieval Hall. 10 related planning applications.
St Mary's Hall
- WRENN ID
- still-stone-ivy
- Grade
- I
- Local Planning Authority
- Coventry
- Constituency
- Coventry South MP: Zarah Sultana (YP)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 5 February 1955
- Type
- Hall
- Period
- Medieval
- Address
- St Mary's Hall, Bayley Lane, CV1 5RN
- OS grid reference
- SP 335 789
- Coordinates
- 52.40761, -1.50785
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
St Mary's Hall is a historic building primarily dating from around 1340 to 1342, with later enlargement around 1460. It may partially rest on the foundations of, and incorporate stones from, the 12th-century castle of the Earls of Chester. The structure is built of sandstone and features round courtyards. It includes a hall with an undercroft, a two-storey gatehouse, and a kitchen. The three-storey Caesar's Tower was rebuilt after being damaged during the Second World War. There are timber-framed ranges on the east and south sides of the courtyard, dating from the late 15th century and around 1400, with stone ground floors. The Muniment Room was added in 1894. The hall itself, dating from around 1400, measures 23 meters by 9 meters and features a tie-beam roof with paneling on curved braces, adorned with carved angels and heraldic bosses. It has five bays and three large traceried windows on either side, showcasing fine late 15th-century glass. The building underwent significant restoration in 1824, designed by architect Stedman Whitwell. The Merchant Guild of St Mary was founded in 1340 and later joined with three other guilds to form the Holy Trinity Guild in 1392. St Mary's Hall, along with Nos 22 and 23, forms a group.
Local climate
St Mary'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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- No EPC on record for this property
- No sale records on file
- Related listed building consents — 10 applications
- Detailed attributes — period, style, materials, features
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- Weather exposure and heating demand — rain and frost month by month and year by year, wind direction, solar and humidity
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