The County Court is a Grade II listed building in the Dudley local planning authority area, England. First listed on 19 April 1989. Court building. 6 related planning applications.
The County Court
- WRENN ID
- gaunt-plinth-sage
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Dudley
- Constituency
- Stourbridge MP: Cat Eccles (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 19 April 1989
- Type
- Court building
- Address
- The County Court, Hagley Road, DY8 1QL
- OS grid reference
- SO 903 840
- Coordinates
- 52.45403, -2.14296
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The County Court is a mid-19th century building constructed of sandstone ashlar with a parapeted roof, built in the Italian Renaissance style. It comprises a two-storey main range with a three-storey wing set back on the left. The front facade has a five-window range of arched sash windows with margin lights; the first-floor windows are rounded, while the ground-floor windows are cambered. The first-floor windows are distinguished by elaborate architraves supported by brackets and topped with pediments. The ground-floor windows have aprons and moulded architraves, each featuring a prominent triple keystone. The central doorway is framed by a larger architrave, augmented with pilasters and a modillioned cornice supported on brackets, and incorporates carved Royal Arms in full relief. The ground floor exhibits channelled rustication and vermiculated quoins, along with a plinth and moulded string course. The first floor features quoins and an entablature with a modillioned cornice and blocking course. The ends of the building are single-windowed, mirroring the front and rear of the left wing in a simpler style and featuring sash windows. Rear extensions have been added.
Local climate
The County Court receives an average of 790 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 58% 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 73% 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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- Full EPC report — heating system, energy costs, size, glazing, construction etc.
- Sale history — 4 transactions since 2019
- Related listed building consents — 6 applications
- 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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