Former Grammar School, the Old Building (Capron House) is a Grade II listed building in the South Downs National Park local planning authority area, England. First listed on 18 June 1959. School. 13 related planning applications.
Former Grammar School, the Old Building (Capron House)
- WRENN ID
- veiled-tower-acorn
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- South Downs National Park
- Constituency
- Arundel and South Downs MP: Andrew Griffith (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 18 June 1959
- Type
- School
- Address
- Former Grammar School, the Old Building (Capron House), North Street, Midhurst, Chichester, GU29 9DH
- OS grid reference
- SU 886 218
- Coordinates
- 50.98882, -0.73825
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Former Grammar School, known as the Old Building (Capron House), dates from the 17th century. The central part of the building is constructed of red brick and features a shaped Dutch gable with an attic window that has stone mullions. In front of this section is a shouldered projection, also made of red brick, which has a blocked window on either side, topped with a dripmould. An early 19th-century stone Gothic porch is located in front of this projection. Flanking the original portion are early 19th-century additions that are two storeys high, built of stone and topped with a castellated parapet. The roof is slate, and there are Gothic casement windows with two or three lights, each featuring four-centred heads, totaling seven windows. The building has large 19th and 20th-century additions to the north.
Local climate
Former Grammar School, the Old Building (Capron House) receives an average of 760 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 68% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 62% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 31 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 61% 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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- No sale records on file
- Related listed building consents — 13 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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