Sir Francis Crossleys Almshouses Terrace and Boundary Walls at Sir Francis Crossleys Almshouses is a Grade II listed building in the Calderdale local planning authority area, England. First listed on 3 November 1954. Almshouses. 1 related planning application.

Sir Francis Crossleys Almshouses Terrace and Boundary Walls at Sir Francis Crossleys Almshouses

WRENN ID
nether-threshold-sorrel
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Calderdale
Constituency
Halifax MP: Kate Dearden (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
3 November 1954
Type
Almshouses
Address
Sir Francis Crossleys Almshouses Terrace and Boundary Walls at Sir Francis Crossleys Almshouses, Margaret Street, HX1 5EN
OS grid reference
SE 085 250
Coordinates
53.7218, -1.87214
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

Sir Francis Crossley's Almshouses, built in 1865 by R Ives, is a long, nine-storey range designed in the Tudor Gothic style. The building features three-storey, battlemented towers at the center and ends, along with two subsidiary octagonal turrets and a stone gable for each dwelling. The steep, slated roof is complemented by arched doorways and windows with mullions and transoms. Prominent chimney-stacks add to the architectural interest. The terrace and front boundary walls include steps, piers, wrought iron gates, and some railing.

Local climate

Sir Francis Crossleys Almshouses Terrace and Boundary Walls at Sir Francis Crossleys Almshouses sits in a wetter-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 1,030 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 82% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 76% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 51 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 92% of listed buildings. Of these, 30 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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