Webb's Almshouses is a Grade II listed building in the Herefordshire, County of local planning authority area, England. First listed on 22 October 1952. Almshouse. 2 related planning applications.
Webb's Almshouses
- WRENN ID
- high-steeple-curlew
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Herefordshire, County of
- Constituency
- Hereford and South Herefordshire MP: Jesse Norman (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 22 October 1952
- Type
- Almshouse
- Address
- Webb's Almshouses, 1-7, Copse Cross Street, Ross-On-Wye, HR9 5PE
- OS grid reference
- SO 599 239
- Coordinates
- 51.91276, -2.58429
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Webb's Almshouses, built in 1613, are a two-storey structure located on Copse Cross Street. The building features red sandstone with sections of timber framing. The road-facing side has seven small pointed windows, each with flat stone architraves and leaded panes. The doorways are designed with chamfered jambs and pointed heads. The roof is of the queen post type. Webb's Almshouses, along with Clairville House, form a group of buildings of architectural significance.
Local climate
Webb's Almshouses receives an average of 780 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 59% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 53% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 42 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 81% of listed buildings. Of these, 20 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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- Full EPC report — heating system, energy costs, size, glazing, construction etc.
- No sale records on file
- Related listed building consents — 2 applications
- Detailed attributes — period, style, materials, features
- Flood risk assessment
- Radon risk assessment
- Weather exposure and heating demand — rain and frost month by month and year by year, wind direction, solar and humidity
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