5 and 6, Powell Row is a Grade II listed building in the Harborough local planning authority area, England. A 19th century Almshouses. 1 related planning application.
5 and 6, Powell Row
- WRENN ID
- graven-cloister-swift
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Harborough
- Constituency
- South Leicestershire MP: Alberto Costa (Con)
- Country
- England
- Type
- Almshouses
- Period
- 19th century
- Address
- 5 and 6, Powell Row, Bitteswell with Bittesby, LE17 4SF
- OS grid reference
- SP 535 858
- Coordinates
- 52.46839, -1.21249
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Nos. 5 and 6 Powell Row are a pair of almshouses built in 1847. They were one of three pairs established by Wakelin Welch and his wife, Elizabeth. The buildings are constructed of brick in Flemish bond, featuring yellow stone dressings and a decorated tile roof with crested ridge tiles. They are semi-detached with rear wings and have shallow external end stacks with paired shafts, as well as end stacks to the wings. The end gable walls are topped with coping and kneelers.
The front facade is symmetrical with four windows, all of which are casements set in stone surrounds. The side bays have two-light windows on the first floor and three-light windows on the ground floor. The central bays are under a gable with coping and kneelers, featuring two single-light windows connected by a string course that rises to frame a central shield in a recessed panel. Below, there are four-centred arched doorways with planked doors. Additionally, there are two-light windows on the ground-floor side elevations and first-floor rear. This building is part of a charming group of three almost identical almshouses.
Local climate
5 and 6, Powell Row receives an average of 750 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 70% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 69% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 37 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 67% of listed buildings. Of these, 18 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
- No sale records on file
- Related listed building consents — 1 application
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