Coningsby Hospital, Including Chapel is a Grade II* listed building in the Herefordshire, County of local planning authority area, England. First listed on 10 June 1952. Almshouse. 5 related planning applications.

Coningsby Hospital, Including Chapel

WRENN ID
twelfth-corner-vermeil
Grade
II*
Local Planning Authority
Herefordshire, County of
Constituency
Hereford and South Herefordshire MP: Jesse Norman (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
10 June 1952
Type
Almshouse
Address
Coningsby Hospital, Including Chapel, Widemarsh Street, Hereford, HR4 9HN
OS grid reference
SO 511 404
Coordinates
52.06036, -2.71428
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

Coningsby Hospital, including the Chapel, is a group of almshouses built around 1614, located on the site of the chapel and hospital of the Order of St. John. The building is constructed from coursed sandstone rubble and features stone tiles, with two chimneys at the front. The chapel, which has a bellcote, is situated to the left of the central two-storey range. This range includes a central round-headed arch that leads to a courtyard, topped with a tablet and a moulded cornice supported by Ionic columns. The initials "T P C" appear above the arch and are repeated at the left side door to the chapel, which has a lancet window and a window beneath the sandstone bellcote. The ground floor features four cast-iron lattice casements.

To the right, there is a dwelling with a plank door and overlight set under a shallow arch with moulding, which is supported by a moulded hood on pilasters. A cross-window is located to the right, along with two semi-dormers with casements above. There is a chimney on the right gable. The central courtyard contains six units and provides access to the chapel, as well as an arch to the rear, which displays a coat of arms. The rear courtyard range has two chimneys, and there is a dormer on the chapel. The right courtyard range features three chimneys. The building was restored in 1984.

Local climate

Coningsby Hospital, Including Chapel receives an average of 780 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 62% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 65% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 44 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 86% of listed buildings. Of these, 21 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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