The Old Gaol is a Grade II listed building in the Winchester local planning authority area, England. First listed on 24 March 1950. Gaol. 7 related planning applications.
The Old Gaol
- WRENN ID
- little-foundation-heath
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Winchester
- Constituency
- Winchester MP: Dr Danny Chambers (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 24 March 1950
- Type
- Gaol
- Address
- The Old Gaol, 11a, Jewry Street, SO23 8RZ
- OS grid reference
- SU 480 296
- Coordinates
- 51.06383, -1.31638
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Old Gaol, built in 1805 by George Moneypenny, is a three-storey building located on Jewry Street. Originally, it consisted of this central block along with two wings featuring angle pavilions, one of which still exists as part of No 12. The structure is made of yellow stock brick with rusticated and vermiculated stone quoins, a stone cornice, and a pediment. It has five sash windows with glazing bars and arched heads on the first floor. The roof is not visible, and there is a modern shop front on the ground floor. The design shows the influence of G. Dance's Newgate Prison from 1770. The Old Gaol, along with No 11A (Congregational Church) and No 12, forms a group.
Local climate
The Old Gaol 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.
- No sale records on file
- Related listed building consents — 7 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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