The Constable's House is a Grade I listed building in the Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole local planning authority area, England. First listed on 14 October 1953. A C12 House.
The Constable's House
- WRENN ID
- iron-stone-indigo
- Grade
- I
- Local Planning Authority
- Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
- Constituency
- Christchurch MP: Sir Christopher Chope (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 14 October 1953
- Type
- House
- Address
- The Constable's House, Castle Street
- OS grid reference
- SZ 160 927
- Coordinates
- 50.73374, -1.77393
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Constable's House is a Grade I listed building dating from the 12th century, constructed by Baldwin de Redvers at the north-east corner of the curtain wall of the Castle. This two-storey, rectangular structure is made of stone rubble, with most of the walls still intact, including the southern gable end. It features round arched window openings on all four facades, each divided into two lights by a shaft of Purbeck marble, and the arches are adorned with chevron moulding. The ground floor includes slit windows, and there is an original circular chimney shaft located in the center of the east wall.
The Constable's House is part of a group that includes Nos 1 to 11 (odd), the Castle, the signboard of the King's Arms Hotel, and the Town Bridge, along with Nos 4 to 6 (even), 6A, 8 to 12 (even), 12A, 14 to 18 (even), and the King's Arms Hotel opposite. Additionally, Nos 10, 12, and 12A contribute to a group on Millham Street, while Nos 8 and 10 are recognized as buildings of local interest.
Local climate
The Constable's House receives an average of 910 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 68% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 90% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 9 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 91% of listed buildings. Of these, 4 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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