Houblon's Almshouses is a Grade II* listed building in the Richmond upon Thames local planning authority area, England. First listed on 10 January 1950. Almshouses. 6 related planning applications.
Houblon's Almshouses
- WRENN ID
- guardian-rood-birch
- Grade
- II*
- Local Planning Authority
- Richmond upon Thames
- Constituency
- Richmond Park MP: Sarah Olney (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 10 January 1950
- Type
- Almshouses
- Address
- Houblon's Almshouses, Worple Way, TW10 6DA
- OS grid reference
- TQ 184 749
- Coordinates
- 51.4614, -0.29698
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Houblon's Almshouses, built in 1757-1758, consist of three two-storey blocks arranged around three sides of a square. The buildings feature tiled roofs and are constructed of brown brick, with a brick eaves cornice and a brick band at the first floor level. The windows are two-light sash types set under segmental arches, while the doors also have segmental arches and are topped with gabled porches supported by brackets. The entrance bay is pedimented and bears the inscription: "These almshouses were erected and endowed by Mrs Rebecca and Mrs Susannah Houblon 1758."
Local climate
Houblon's Almshouses 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 92% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 90% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 30 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 64% of listed buildings. Of these, 13 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 — 6 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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