Hurst's Almshouses is a Grade II listed building in the South Kesteven local planning authority area, England. First listed on 20 April 1972. Almshouse.
Hurst's Almshouses
- WRENN ID
- solitary-roof-shade
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- South Kesteven
- Constituency
- Grantham and Bourne MP: Gareth Davies (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 20 April 1972
- Type
- Almshouse
- Address
- Hurst's Almshouses, 1-8, Church Trees, Grantham
- OS grid reference
- SK 914 361
- Coordinates
- 52.91486, -0.64186
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Hurst's Almshouses are a range of 19th-century rebuilt almshouses, originally founded in the 17th century. The building is two stories high and features a slate roof. The entrance is located under a moulded stone arch. Windows with 19th-century stone mullions and leaded casements overlook the churchyard. Additionally, a new brick chimney flue has been added, set diagonally.
Local climate
Hurst's Almshouses sits in a drier-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 720 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 88% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 36 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 65% 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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