Eton Fives Court is a Grade II listed building in the Bromley local planning authority area, England. First listed on 21 April 1993. Sports court.
Eton Fives Court
- WRENN ID
- stranded-ember-ash
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Bromley
- Constituency
- Orpington MP: Gareth Bacon (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 21 April 1993
- Type
- Sports court
- Address
- Eton Fives Court, High Elms Country Park, Shire Lane, Farnborough, Orpington, BR6 7JH
- OS grid reference
- TQ 445 634
- Coordinates
- 51.35137, 0.07489
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Eton Fives Court, built around 1840, is located in High Elms Country Park. Constructed of brick in English bond with a rendered interior, the building features a temporary 20th-century roof made of wood and corrugated sheeting. The walls have a plinth and coping, terminating in piers, with a projection on the left side.
The court is designed for a handball game played by two pairs of players using a small ball struck with either a bare or gloved hand. Its design is inspired by part of the College Chapel at Eton, where the game was originally played. The court includes a replica of part of the chapel's steps, wall, and buttress. This example dates from shortly after the first courts, which were established around 1840. It is recognized for its architectural and historical significance as a rare type of building that was still in use for its original purpose at the time of survey.
Local climate
Eton Fives Court sits in a drier-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 720 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 83% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 86% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 32 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 59% of listed buildings. Of these, 15 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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