The Castle is a Grade II listed building in the Dudley local planning authority area, England. First listed on 8 November 1949. House. 1 related planning application.
The Castle
- WRENN ID
- errant-gargoyle-vale
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Dudley
- Constituency
- Stourbridge MP: Cat Eccles (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 8 November 1949
- Type
- House
- Address
- The Castle, Church Road, Old Swinford, Stourbridge, DY8 2HQ
- OS grid reference
- SO 908 833
- Coordinates
- 52.44763, -2.1365
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Castle is an early 19th-century building located on Church Road in Old Swinford. It features an irregular design, constructed from red brick with some stucco elements. The windows are characterized by mullioned fenestration. The building includes a mock barbican gatehouse topped with a stepped gable, along with embattlements and turrets throughout its structure. While it is considered an extravagant example of castellation and lacks significant intrinsic merit, it fits well within its immediate surroundings. The listed buildings on Church Road and Rectory Road do not form a strict group, but the overall appearance is one that should be preserved.
Local climate
The Castle receives an average of 780 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 61% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 72% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 38 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 72% of listed buildings. Of these, 18 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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- Full EPC report — heating system, energy costs, size, glazing, construction etc.
- Sale history — 2 transactions since 2006
- Related listed building consents — 1 application
- Detailed attributes — period, style, materials, features
- 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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