The Coventry Hospital (Almshouses), South and Central Blocks Only is a Grade II listed building in the Wychavon local planning authority area, England. Almshouse. 5 related planning applications.
The Coventry Hospital (Almshouses), South and Central Blocks Only
- WRENN ID
- high-quoin-foxglove
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Wychavon
- Constituency
- Droitwich and Evesham MP: Nigel Huddleston (Con)
- Country
- England
- Type
- Almshouse
- Address
- The Coventry Hospital (Almshouses), South and Central Blocks Only, the Holloway, Droitwich Spa, WR9 8HB
- OS grid reference
- SO 903 633
- Coordinates
- 52.26783, -2.14332
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Coventry Hospital, also known as the Almshouses, consists of the South and Central blocks only and was built before 1686. It is said to have been founded due to a race between Henry Coventry and Sir John Pakington of Westwood. The South wing is a simple two-storey range made of colour-washed brick with an old tile roof. The Central block has three windows, projects slightly, and is topped with a small pediment. The North wing was demolished and rebuilt in 1934. Inside, there is a large room at the back of the hospital that features a portrait of Coventry's winning horse. A plaque on the Central block notes, "Founded by The Right Honourable Henry Coventry, son of the Right Honourable Thomas, Lord Coventry, Keeper of the Great Seal of England in the Reign of King Charles I."
Local climate
The Coventry Hospital (Almshouses), South and Central Blocks Only receives an average of 760 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 66% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 70% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 38 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 72% 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 — 5 applications
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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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