St Katherine's Hospital and Almshouses is a Grade II listed building in the Herefordshire, County of local planning authority area, England. Hospital, almshouses. 3 related planning applications.

St Katherine's Hospital and Almshouses

WRENN ID
roaming-mortar-sepia
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Herefordshire, County of
Constituency
North Herefordshire MP: Dr Ellie Chowns (Green)
Country
England
Type
Hospital, almshouses
Address
St Katherine's Hospital and Almshouses, High Street, Ledbury, HR8 1DZ
OS grid reference
SO 710 376
Coordinates
52.03687, -2.42312
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

St Katherine's Hospital and Almshouses, founded in 1232 by Bishop Foliot, has no remaining parts of the original building. The structure features a central low stone tower above a four-centred arch gateway, flanked by wings on either side. The south wing was rebuilt in 1822 according to designs by Sir Robert Smirke, showcasing three stone gables with drip moulds above the windows. The north wing was rebuilt in 1866, also featuring three gables, imitation timber framing, and three-light stone mullion windows, all with leaded-pane casements. The roofs are covered with slate and tiles. At the rear, there is a continuous timber verandah on the first floor, providing a covered walkway below.

Local climate

St Katherine's Hospital and Almshouses receives an average of 750 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 69% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 60% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 39 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 75% 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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