St John's House is a Grade II* listed building in the Shropshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 15 April 1954. A C16 House.

St John's House

WRENN ID
fallen-sill-torch
Grade
II*
Local Planning Authority
Shropshire
Constituency
South Shropshire MP: Stuart Anderson (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
15 April 1954
Type
House
Address
St John's House, 1, Temeside, Ludlow
OS grid reference
SO 512 742
Coordinates
52.36416, -2.71712
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

St John's House is a surviving fragment of the Chapel of St John's Hospital, now functioning as a house. It dates from the 16th century, with earlier fragments present. The building is constructed of rubble, featuring a Welsh slate roof on the left gable and old tiles on the right. It has a central brick multiple stack and an additional brick stack at the right rear. The layout consists of three units.

The left unit is three storeys high and has a single-window range. It includes a restored two-storey arch from the chapel, which contains late 19th-century brickwork and a three-light casement on the first floor, along with a four-light casement on the ground floor. Above this, there is a 20th-century two-light casement under a timber lintel.

The right unit is a single storey with an attic and features a two-window range. It has 20th-century wood mullion and transom casements under a timber lintel, and to the left, there is a 20th-century wood cross window with casements and an 18th-century oak six-panel door under a common lintel. There are two 17th-century timber-frame and plaster gable dormers above, each with 19th-century casements beneath simple hoods.

The far right unit is lower and shallower, with a 20th-century wood mullion and transom window with casements under an oak lintel. The right gable contains 20th-century brickwork and an earlier two-light casement with lattice glazing. The left returned side has two late 19th-century 2/2 sash windows on the first and second floors, with roughcast and rubble walls that expose some dressed stone at the ground floor, which also has a three-light casement and a Welsh slate roof.

Inside, the house features 17th and 18th-century doors, exposed timber framing, and ceiling beams. There is an exposed arch and a chamfered stone fireplace in the ground floor left area, along with a winder staircase that has stick balusters.

Local climate

St John's House receives an average of 810 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 52% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 61% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 43 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 85% of listed buildings. Of these, 22 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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