Old Town Hall is a Grade II listed building in the East Suffolk local planning authority area, England. First listed on 16 January 1984. Former town hall.
Old Town Hall
- WRENN ID
- worn-threshold-flax
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- East Suffolk
- Constituency
- Suffolk Coastal MP: Jenny Riddell-Carpenter (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 16 January 1984
- Type
- Former town hall
- Address
- Old Town Hall, St James's Street, Dunwich
- OS grid reference
- TM 477 705
- Coordinates
- 52.27745, 1.63091
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Old Town Hall is a house that was once used by the Dunwich Corporation, likely built in the early 18th century. It features a timber-framed core with a plastered brick facade, and the gable ends are finished in red brick and render. The roof is covered with glazed pantiles. The building has two storeys and an attic, with a two-window range that includes 19th-century two-light casements. These casements have pointed upper lights set under segmental arches and diamond leaded panes. There is one gabled dormer that matches the style of the windows and has broad bargeboards. A gable end stack is located on the left side of the building. To the right, there is a two-storey wing made of painted brick and pantiles, which has a modern half-glazed door.
Local climate
Old Town Hall receives an average of 780 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 62% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 79% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 6 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 96% of listed buildings. Of these, 4 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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- Sale history — 3 transactions since 1997
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