The Old Town Hall is a Grade II* listed building in the Dorset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 20 November 1959. Town hall, museum. 2 related planning applications.
The Old Town Hall
- WRENN ID
- gentle-rubblework-spindle
- Grade
- II*
- Local Planning Authority
- Dorset
- Constituency
- South Dorset MP: Lloyd Hatton (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 20 November 1959
- Type
- Town hall, museum
- Address
- The Old Town Hall, West Street, Corfe Castle, BH20 5HE
- OS grid reference
- SY 960 820
- Coordinates
- 50.63815, -2.05747
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Old Town Hall, formerly listed as Town Hall, is a building of historical significance located on West Street in Corfe Castle. It has origins dating back to the 17th century but was largely rebuilt around 1774. The structure features walls made of rubble stone up to the first floor, with brick above, and a plat band at the first floor level. The roof is covered with stone slates.
On the ground floor facing the road, there are two panelled doors, one stone mullioned window with lead lights, and a small plain window. The first floor showcases two round-headed windows with lead lights set in stone surrounds, each with projecting keystones, and there is a similar window in the north gable wall. Inside, the former Council Chamber on the first floor has an ornamental plaster cornice. The ground floor is currently used as a museum.
Local climate
The Old Town Hall receives an average of 770 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 64% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 75% 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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- No EPC on record for this property
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- Related listed building consents — 2 applications
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