Museum is a Grade II listed building in the Test Valley local planning authority area, England. First listed on 24 February 1950. Museum.

Museum

WRENN ID
riven-keep-snow
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Test Valley
Constituency
North West Hampshire MP: Kit Malthouse (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
24 February 1950
Type
Museum
Address
Museum, 6, Church Close, Andover
OS grid reference
SU 366 457
Coordinates
51.21015, -1.47725
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The building known as the Museum, formerly the Old Grammar School House (Music School), dates from the 18th century. It features a symmetrical front (west) with two storeys and an attic, comprising three windows, along with a later single-storey extension on the north side that has two windows. The roof is tiled and includes two flat-roofed dormers with sash windows. The walls are made of red brick in Flemish bond, with rubbed flat arches and stone vills. The sashes are set in reveals, and there is a Tuscan doorcase with an open pediment, an arched doorway with panelled reveals, a fanlight, and a six-panelled door.

Inside, there is an impressive staircase with two flights, a panelled room featuring a cornice and folding shutters, and additional panelled rooms on the first floor, one of which has an old fireplace. The doorcases and panelled doors throughout add to the interior's character. The rear elevation extends behind the north addition and is regular with six windows, featuring a solid door frame that includes a fanlight and a six-panelled door. Attached to the south is a school building from 1888, which has a symmetrical elevation with similar architectural treatment.

Local climate

Museum receives an average of 780 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 61% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 51% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 35 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 55% of listed buildings. Of these, 14 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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