Chapel to Almshouses is a Grade II listed building in the Babergh local planning authority area, England. First listed on 26 April 1950. Chapel. 1 related planning application.
Chapel to Almshouses
- WRENN ID
- fallow-truss-cobweb
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Babergh
- Constituency
- South Suffolk MP: James Cartlidge (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 26 April 1950
- Type
- Chapel
- Address
- Chapel to Almshouses, George Street, Hadleigh, IP7 5BT
- OS grid reference
- TM 031 427
- Coordinates
- 52.04616, 0.96151
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Chapel to Almshouses is a small timber-framed building dating from the late 15th to early 16th century, which has undergone significant restoration. The almshouses were originally established in the late 15th and early 16th centuries but have since been rebuilt. The chapel features exposed timber framing, much of which has been renewed, and has a tiled roof. Inside, it is noted to have a good pulpit and bench ends.
Local climate
Chapel to 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 53% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 20 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 78% of listed buildings. Of these, 10 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 — 1 application
- Detailed attributes — period, style, materials, features
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- 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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