Thimleby Almshouses is a Grade II listed building in the South Kesteven local planning authority area, England. First listed on 30 October 1968. Almshouses. 1 related planning application.

Thimleby Almshouses

WRENN ID
waiting-lime-sedge
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
South Kesteven
Constituency
Rutland and Stamford MP: Alicia Kearns (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
30 October 1968
Type
Almshouses
Address
Thimleby Almshouses, Swinstead Road, Irnham, NG33 4JD
OS grid reference
TF 025 265
Coordinates
52.82642, -0.4793
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

These are almshouses dating to 1712, with 20th-century restoration. They are constructed of squared limestone rubble with ashlar quoins and dressings, and have a plain tiled roof with raised stone coped gables. Two ridge stacks and two gable stacks are moulded stone. The building has a single-storey, 13-bay front, with the central three bays gabled. A central door bears the inscription "The Gift of John Thimleby Esqr 1712" on its lintel. This is flanked by a pair of windows and a door, which are repeated once. The doorways are simply chamfered and have low pediments. Three original planked doors remain. The windows are of 2 lights with chamfered mullions, plain lights, and casements. John Thimleby, who is buried at Irnham Church and was the last of his line at Irnham Hall, funded their construction.

Local climate

Thimleby Almshouses 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 81% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 83% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 35 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 54% of listed buildings. Of these, 17 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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