Almshouses is a Grade II listed building in the Uttlesford local planning authority area, England. First listed on 20 February 1967. Almshouses. 2 related planning applications.
Almshouses
- WRENN ID
- woven-sill-merlin
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Uttlesford
- Constituency
- North West Essex MP: Mrs Kemi Badenoch (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 20 February 1967
- Type
- Almshouses
- Address
- Almshouses, 1, 2 and 3, Churchyard, Thaxted, CM6 2PH
- OS grid reference
- TL 609 309
- Coordinates
- 51.95396, 0.34146
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
These almshouses, located in Thaxted Churchyard, date back to the 17th century and were extensively altered in the 19th century. The structure is timber framed and plastered, topped with a red plain tile roof that is hipped at the south end. It has one storey and attics, featuring seven gabled dormers on the rear. Notable architectural details include decorative pierced bargeboards with pendants at the north end, positioned above a lancet-headed window and a square mullion and transom window with a moulded label. There is also a gabled dormer at the south end, along with red brick chimney stacks.
Local climate
Almshouses sits in a drier-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 700 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 89% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 81% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 34 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 51% 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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- No EPC on record for this property
- 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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