Group of 4 Benches Situated 2 to North and South Faces of the Chapel of Royal Hospital School is a Grade II listed building in the Babergh local planning authority area, England. First listed on 23 February 1989. Bench.
Group of 4 Benches Situated 2 to North and South Faces of the Chapel of Royal Hospital School
- WRENN ID
- woven-stronghold-bone
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Babergh
- Constituency
- South Suffolk MP: James Cartlidge (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 23 February 1989
- Type
- Bench
- Address
- Group of 4 Benches Situated 2 to North and South Faces of the Chapel of Royal Hospital School, Stutton Road, Holbrook
- OS grid reference
- TM 167 352
- Coordinates
- 51.97333, 1.15411
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This is a group of four contemporary stone benches, dating from around 1925 to 1933, designed by Buckland and Heywood. The benches are located on the north and south faces of the Chapel of the Royal Hospital School, with two benches on each wall. They feature four moulded rectangular plain legs and long seats, and are similar in style to other benches near Nelson House and the terrace of the main block.
Local climate
Group of 4 Benches Situated 2 to North and South Faces of the Chapel of Royal Hospital School sits in a drier-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 730 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 80% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 66% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 14 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 87% of listed buildings. Of these, 7 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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