Old Gaol is a Grade II listed building in the Babergh local planning authority area, England. First listed on 10 July 1980. Public shelter. 5 related planning applications.
Old Gaol
- WRENN ID
- tired-ember-plum
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Babergh
- Constituency
- South Suffolk MP: James Cartlidge (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 10 July 1980
- Type
- Public shelter
- Address
- Old Gaol, Broad Street, Boxford, CO10 5DX
- OS grid reference
- TL 963 405
- Coordinates
- 52.02859, 0.86011
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Old Gaol is a small building in Broad Street, Boxford, originally built to house fire engines but now used as a public shelter. It dates to an unknown period but is likely of the 18th century. The building is constructed of gault brick and has a gabled front with corner and central pilasters. It features two four-centred arched openings. The roof is slate.
Local climate
Old Gaol sits in one of the driest parts of the UK, with an average of 690 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 97% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 62% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 23 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 76% of listed buildings. Of these, 12 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 — 7 transactions since 1997
- Related listed building consents — 5 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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