The Old Court House is a Grade II* listed building in the East Suffolk local planning authority area, England. First listed on 25 January 1951. A Early Modern Court house. 2 related planning applications.
The Old Court House
- WRENN ID
- gentle-storey-rook
- Grade
- II*
- Local Planning Authority
- East Suffolk
- Constituency
- Suffolk Coastal MP: Jenny Riddell-Carpenter (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 25 January 1951
- Type
- Court house
- Period
- Early Modern
- Address
- The Old Court House, 4, Market Hill, Woodbridge, IP12 4LU
- OS grid reference
- TM 271 491
- Coordinates
- 52.09404, 1.3143
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Old Court House, dated 1784, is a three-storey building constructed of red brick with a slate roof and a parapet. It features two stone bands and a plinth. The façade has three sash windows with flat arches, glazing bars, and stone cills, along with a dummy panel on the top floor. Originally, there were five windows with a central entrance, but this has been reduced, and the building now has an L-shaped plan. The entrance includes a six-panel door with fielded panels, panelled reveals, and an arched radial bar fanlight. Inside, there is one Adam type ceiling and mantel. At the rear, there is an 18th-century wing facing Chapel Lane, which is two storeys high, made of red brick with dark headers, and has pantiles. This wing features sashes in flush frames and a modern door within the original case, along with panelled reveals, consoles, and a pediment. The Old Court House is part of a group of listed buildings in Market Hill surrounding The Shire Hall.
Local climate
The Old Court House sits in one of the driest parts of the UK, with an average of 680 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 99% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 61% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 18 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 82% of listed buildings. Of these, 9 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.
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- 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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