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

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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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