Guildhall is a Grade I listed building in the Windsor and Maidenhead local planning authority area, England. First listed on 4 January 1950. A Probably 1686 Town hall. 11 related planning applications.
Guildhall
- WRENN ID
- pitched-outpost-fen
- Grade
- I
- Local Planning Authority
- Windsor and Maidenhead
- Constituency
- Windsor MP: Jack Rankin (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 4 January 1950
- Type
- Town hall
- Address
- Guildhall, High Street, SL4 1LR
- OS grid reference
- SU 968 768
- Coordinates
- 51.48216, -0.60705
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Guildhall, formerly known as The Town Hall, is a Grade I listed building located on High Street in Windsor. Its date is uncertain, but it is believed to have been constructed around 1686 and was designed by Sir Christopher Wren. The original structure features a two-storey rectangular shape, with the ground floor open and made of Portland stone. The west front has six bays, with chamfered rusticated angle piers and three-quarter engaged Doric columns between the openings, supporting an entablature with a curved frieze that wraps around the building. The upper section is made of brick and includes a Portland stone entablature with six windows that have Portland stone architraves and cills, topped by a slate roof.
The most notable decoration is on the south front, which has three arched openings on the ground floor and Corinthian pilasters on the upper part that support an entablature and pediment. The two upper windows feature Portland stone aprons adorned with richly carved swags and drops, flanking a central niche made of Portland stone that holds an elaborate cartouche at the base and a statue of Prince George of Denmark. The north front mirrors this design but includes swag and drop ornamentation at the base of its niche, which contains a statue of Queen Anne. In 1829, the building was extended by two bays to the east, maintaining the general design of the original structure.
The Guildhall is part of a group that includes Nos 46 to 50 (consecutive) and No 1 Castle Hill Market Cross House.
Local climate
Guildhall sits in a drier-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 710 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 87% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 82% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 32 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 59% of listed buildings. Of these, 13 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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- Related listed building consents — 11 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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