The Old Workhouse is a Grade II listed building in the East Lindsey local planning authority area, England. First listed on 25 March 1987. Workhouse.

The Old Workhouse

WRENN ID
weathered-footing-hawk
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
East Lindsey
Constituency
Louth and Horncastle MP: Victoria Atkins (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
25 March 1987
Type
Workhouse
Address
The Old Workhouse, 1, Church Walk, Horncastle
OS grid reference
TF 258 695
Coordinates
53.20773, -0.11696
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The Old Workhouse is a building that dates back to 1734, with later alterations in the mid-19th century and the 20th century. It is constructed from colourwashed rendered brick and features a slate roof with two lateral stacks. The building has two storeys and an attic, presenting a six-bay front with a band at the first floor and a second floor band on the return walls.

On the left side, there is a doorway with a panelled door. To the left of this doorway, a three-light 20th-century casement window is situated, while to the right are two three-light plain sash windows, followed by another doorway with a plain doorcase, a plain rectangular hood, and a three-quarter glazed door. To the far right, there is a small two-light casement window with a large colourwashed stone lintel above it.

On the upper floor, there are three sliding sash windows, with the middle window featuring a wooden lintel. The north return wall consists of two bays, which include a blocked doorway to the left and a three-light 20th-century casement window to the right, also with a wooden lintel. Above this, there are two glazing bar casements, both with wooden lintels, and a single glazing bar casement in the garret, which also has a wooden lintel.

Local climate

The Old Workhouse sits in a drier-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 730 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 78% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 74% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 32 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 60% of listed buildings. Of these, 16 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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