Almshouses is a Grade II listed building in the Solihull local planning authority area, England. First listed on 22 July 1976. Almshouse. 1 related planning application.
Almshouses
- WRENN ID
- dusk-corbel-spindle
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Solihull
- Constituency
- Meriden and Solihull East MP: Saqib Bhatti (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 22 July 1976
- Type
- Almshouse
- Address
- Almshouses, 1-10, Church Lane, Berkswell, CV7 7BJ
- OS grid reference
- SP 244 790
- Coordinates
- 52.40928, -1.64159
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
These are a row of ten almshouses located on Church Lane in Berkswell, built in 1853. They are constructed of red brick and feature a tiled roof with six gables. The buildings are two storeys high and have a first-floor band, along with wooden eaves and bargeboards that include finials. On the first floor, there are three small casement windows. The ground floor has six larger casement windows that are flush set, equipped with glazing bars, wooden mullions, and transoms, all positioned under slightly cambered arches. There are also three doorways. These almshouses are noted for their group value, as they are part of a collection that includes Banbury Cottage, Spring Croft, and Spring Cottage.
Local climate
Almshouses receives an average of 770 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 64% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 72% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 36 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 62% 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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- Related listed building consents — 1 application
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- 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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