The Bridewell is a Grade II* listed building in the East Suffolk local planning authority area, England. First listed on 25 January 1951. Almshouse. 1 related planning application.
The Bridewell
- WRENN ID
- eastward-soffit-wren
- Grade
- II*
- Local Planning Authority
- East Suffolk
- Constituency
- Suffolk Coastal MP: Jenny Riddell-Carpenter (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 25 January 1951
- Type
- Almshouse
- Address
- The Bridewell, 91 and 93, New Street, Woodbridge, IP12 1DZ
- OS grid reference
- TM 272 491
- Coordinates
- 52.09405, 1.31617
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Bridewell is a pair of almshouses dating from the 16th century. They are two stories high and feature a half-timbered construction with brick nogging and plastered surfaces. The buildings have a brick plinth and an overhanging first floor at the west end. Notable architectural features include some original 16th-century window openings with four-centred arches and carved spandrels, as well as an arched entrance door.
Local climate
The Bridewell sits in one of the driest parts of the UK, with an average of 680 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 99% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 61% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 18 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 82% of listed buildings. Of these, 9 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
- Sale history — 2 transactions since 1996
- Related listed building consents — 1 application
- 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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