The Old Workhouse is a Grade II listed building in the West Suffolk local planning authority area, England. First listed on 2 October 1984. Parish centre, former workhouse, former school.
The Old Workhouse
- WRENN ID
- broken-bracket-tarn
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- West Suffolk
- Constituency
- West Suffolk MP: Nick Timothy (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 2 October 1984
- Type
- Parish centre, former workhouse, former school
- Address
- The Old Workhouse, Church End, Brandon
- OS grid reference
- TL 776 861
- Coordinates
- 52.44473, 0.61236
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Old Workhouse is a parish centre that was formerly a national school and workhouse. It was built in 1778, with a possible core dating back to 1673, and was converted into a school in 1843, as indicated by a sunk limestone plaque above the entrance that reads "Victoria National School. Established 1843." The building has two storeys and features five windows. It is constructed of coursed squared clunch rubble, with gault and red brick quoins, a set-forward plinth, and parapets. The roof is slated and has end chimneys made of gault brick. The 19th-century small-pane casements consist of two lights, with larger ground floor windows that include transoms and segmental arched heads. The entrance door, which is boarded and dates from the late 19th century, is set in a reduced original opening. The Master's house, which is attached to the right, has been altered and is no longer considered of special interest.
Local climate
The Old Workhouse sits in one of the driest parts of the UK, with an average of 700 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 93% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 98% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 30 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 66% of listed buildings. Of these, 15 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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