The Guildhall is a Grade II listed building in the Winchester local planning authority area, England. First listed on 14 January 1974. Guildhall. 15 related planning applications.
The Guildhall
- WRENN ID
- second-courtyard-barley
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Winchester
- Constituency
- Winchester MP: Dr Danny Chambers (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 14 January 1974
- Type
- Guildhall
- Address
- The Guildhall, High Street, SO23 9LH
- OS grid reference
- SU 484 293
- Coordinates
- 51.06135, -1.31047
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Guildhall, located on the south side of High Street, was originally built between 1871 and 1875 by architects Jeffery and Skiller. This Gothic building is designed in the "Middle Pointed" style and features a tall central tower along with angle pavilions topped with French pavilion roofs, all covered in slate. The structure is made of yellow sandstone with red stone dressings and has a symmetrical frontage consisting of three central bays, which includes a porch and the tower, and two additional bays on either side. The porch has three bays supported by granite columns. The building stands three storeys high with paired windows and an archway on the right side, showcasing extensive carved decoration. The entire structure was cleaned and restored in 1971. At the west end, there is a lower extension built of flint, which is two storeys high and features pointed windows; this extension was added in 1892-1893 and designed by architect J B Colson.
Local climate
The Guildhall receives an average of 800 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 56% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 54% 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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- Full EPC report — heating system, energy costs, size, glazing, construction etc.
- Sale history — 2 transactions since 2015
- Related listed building consents — 15 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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