Dudley Castle is a Grade I listed building in the Dudley local planning authority area, England. A C14 with C16 additions Castle. 2 related planning applications.
Dudley Castle
- WRENN ID
- iron-keystone-wagtail
- Grade
- I
- Local Planning Authority
- Dudley
- Constituency
- Dudley MP: Sonia Kumar (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Type
- Castle
- Period
- C14 with C16 additions
- Address
- Dudley Castle, Castle Hill
- OS grid reference
- SO 947 907
- Coordinates
- 52.51454, -2.07952
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Dudley Castle is a Grade I listed building located on Castle Hill. It features limestone facing with reddish sandstone and dates back to the 14th century, showcasing an oblong keep with semi-circular towers at the corners. The castle includes a 14th-century barbican and curtain walls, as well as a 16th-century hall that retains remains of 8-light transomed mullions. There is also a chapel with an undercroft and remnants of minor structures such as kitchens on the opposite side of the upper bailey. The castle was visited by Queen Elizabeth I and remained inhabited until 1750, when it was destroyed by fire.
Local climate
Dudley Castle 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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- No EPC on record for this property
- No sale records on file
- Related listed building consents — 2 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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