South Range of Eastern Courtyard at Babington Hospital is a Grade II listed building in the Amber Valley local planning authority area, England. First listed on 13 December 1979. Workhouse.

South Range of Eastern Courtyard at Babington Hospital

WRENN ID
empty-footing-swallow
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Amber Valley
Constituency
Mid Derbyshire MP: Jonathan Davies (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
13 December 1979
Type
Workhouse
Address
South Range of Eastern Courtyard at Babington Hospital, Derby Road, Belper
OS grid reference
SK 346 469
Coordinates
53.01871, -1.48521
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The south range of the eastern courtyard at Babington Hospital was built around 1838, although it does not appear on the Belper Tithe Map from 1844. It is believed to have been constructed between 1845 and 1850 and was designed by architect Giles Scott as a workhouse for the Belper Union. The building is designed in the Jacobean style and features ashlar stone with quoins and a slate roof. It has an L-shaped wing and is two storeys high at the west end, which adjoins the western range, sharing a similar architectural style. The fenestration is consistent with that of the western range and the entrance lodge.

Local climate

South Range of Eastern Courtyard at Babington Hospital receives an average of 780 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 60% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 67% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 38 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 74% of listed buildings. Of these, 19 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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