The Old Almshouse is a Grade II listed building in the Malvern Hills local planning authority area, England. First listed on 25 March 1968. A C15 House, almshouse.

The Old Almshouse

WRENN ID
white-balcony-thistle
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Malvern Hills
Constituency
West Worcestershire MP: Dame Harriett Baldwin (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
25 March 1968
Type
House, almshouse
Address
The Old Almshouse, Castlemorton
OS grid reference
SO 789 374
Coordinates
52.03542, -2.30845
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The Old Almshouse is a house that was previously used as almshouses. It likely dates from the 15th century, with additions made in the late 16th century. The building was restored in the early 1960s. It features a combination of timber-framing and brick, topped with a tile roof, and stands two storeys high.

The south front includes a cross-wing on the left with exposed timber framing. On the ground floor, there are two windows, and between the tie-beam and collar, there are two additional windows with V-struts above the collar. To the right is the main range, which has been re-fronted with brick and is located on the site of the original hall. The ground floor of this section has four windows, while the first floor has three. A 20th-century open porch covers the door and the window to its right. There are chimneys located to the right of the cross-wing and on the right-hand gable.

At the rear of the building, there are three gables. The right-hand gable is the rear wall of the cross-wing and is framed in square panels with V-struts above the collar. The other two gables are likely late 16th-century additions; the left-hand one is cased in brick, while the middle one features framing similar to that of the cross-wing.

Inside, the hall contains an inglenook and an inserted ceiling with chamfered beams. The framing of the rear wall of the hall is exposed, showcasing large curved braces. The two end cruck trusses and a central jointed cruck are reportedly visible on the first floor.

Local climate

The Old Almshouse receives an average of 760 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 68% 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 37 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 68% of listed buildings. Of these, 17 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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