Harbord's Almshouses is a Grade II listed building in the Breckland local planning authority area, England. First listed on 10 March 1971. Almshouse. 2 related planning applications.
Harbord's Almshouses
- WRENN ID
- gaunt-slate-ochre
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Breckland
- Constituency
- South West Norfolk MP: Terry Jermy (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 10 March 1971
- Type
- Almshouse
- Address
- Harbord's Almshouses, 49-59, Magdalen Street, Thetford
- OS grid reference
- TL 873 832
- Coordinates
- 52.41501, 0.75401
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Harbord's Almshouses comprise a set of six almshouses dating to 1680, with a 19th-century restoration and mid-20th century additions to the rear. The construction is primarily whitewashed flint and brick, with red brick dressings, and the building is roofed with pantiles. The almshouses are arranged over a single storey, featuring six plank doors within whitewashed brick surrounds. Each house originally had a three-light casement window, although these are now mainly 19th century. The gabled roof is punctuated by four rebuilt brick stacks. A prominent feature is the south-west gable, displaying diaper patterning and a set-off at the eaves line. The rear of the building features mid-20th century continuous outshuts constructed from yellow brick. The interior has not been inspected. According to Crosby’s history of Thetford, these almshouses were built in 1680.
Local climate
Harbord's Almshouses sits in a drier-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 710 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 88% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 99% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 31 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 62% of listed buildings. Of these, 16 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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- Full EPC report — heating system, energy costs, size, glazing, construction etc.
- Sale history — 2 transactions since 2019
- 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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