Squash Court at Chirk Castle is a Grade II listed building in the Wrexham local planning authority area, Wales. First listed on 4 May 2010. Squash court.

Squash Court at Chirk Castle

WRENN ID
vacant-tin-fen
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Wrexham
Constituency
Montgomeryshire and Glyndwr MP: Steve Witherden (Lab)
Country
Wales
Date first listed
4 May 2010
Type
Squash court
OS grid reference
SJ 267 382
Coordinates
52.93638, -3.09169
Source
Cadw listing

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Description

The Squash Court at Chirk Castle is a two-storey brick building featuring framing pilasters and applied half-timbering, with whitewashed brick on the upper storey. It has a gabled slate roof that includes a large rooflight along the ridge and swept eaves with plain chamfered bargeboards. The main entrance is on the east side, showcasing a central half-glazed door flanked by sidelights, with two small pane casements on either side and a wide four-light window above. A lattice glazed diamond window is set in the gable within the timber framing. The side elevations consist of four bays marked by brick pilasters, while the rear elevation features a large square louvred ventilation panel within the timber framing.

Inside, the main door opens into an entrance lobby with a flagstone floor, leading directly into the main squash court. A dog-leg staircase to the left provides access to a viewing platform with a timber balustrade, and a door to the right leads to a small changing room. The squash court retains its timber flooring and markings, with a modern ceiling that still showcases the original iron roof trusses, tongue and groove lining, and the rooflight above.

Local climate

Squash Court at Chirk Castle receives an average of 870 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 62% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 80% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 46 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 87% of listed buildings. Of these, 26 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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