The Old Town Hall is a Grade II* listed building in the Reigate and Banstead local planning authority area, England. First listed on 19 October 1951. Town hall. 4 related planning applications.
The Old Town Hall
- WRENN ID
- twisted-loft-torch
- Grade
- II*
- Local Planning Authority
- Reigate and Banstead
- Constituency
- Reigate MP: Rebecca Paul (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 19 October 1951
- Type
- Town hall
- Address
- The Old Town Hall, High Street
- OS grid reference
- TQ 253 502
- Coordinates
- 51.23767, -0.20629
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Old Town Hall, built around 1728, is a two-storey building located on High Street in Reigate. It features four windows on the north and south sides, and two on the east and west. The west front is curved, constructed of red brick with grey headers. The building is supported by an open arcade consisting of four round-headed arches on the north and south sides, two similar arches on the east, and three on the west. Several of these arches have been filled in, including the westernmost arch of the south front and all but the easternmost arch of the north front. Above the arcade is a brick stringcourse.
The first-floor windows have segmental heads and retain their glazing bars. A brick modillion cornice and a parapet are present, and brick chimneys were added at the corners in 1853, which have affected the building's proportions. The roof is flat, and in 1811, a slate lantern from the adjacent Clock Tower, which was demolished, was placed in the center of the roof. This lantern, which does not relate to the rest of the building, narrows as it rises and is topped with four clock faces and a wooden cupola that has a lead dome containing bells, finished with a ball cap and weather-vane.
Inside the Town Hall, at the east end, there is a red K6-type telephone kiosk, designed in 1935 by Sir Giles Gilbert Scott. This cast iron kiosk, made by the Carron Company, is square in plan with a domed roof and features unperforated George VI crowns on the top panels, along with margin glazing on the windows and door. The telephone number for the kiosk is Reigate 242520.
Local climate
The Old Town Hall receives an average of 750 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 71% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 57% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 36 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 64% of listed buildings. Of these, 17 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 — 5 transactions since 2005
- Related listed building consents — 4 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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