St Bartholomew's Hospital is a Grade II* listed building in the West Berkshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 10 June 1969. Hospital. 7 related planning applications.
St Bartholomew's Hospital
- WRENN ID
- gaunt-steel-cobweb
- Grade
- II*
- Local Planning Authority
- West Berkshire
- Constituency
- Newbury MP: Mr Lee Dillon (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 10 June 1969
- Type
- Hospital
- Address
- St Bartholomew's Hospital, 1-27, Argyle Road, Newbury, RG14 6BZ
- OS grid reference
- SU 469 665
- Coordinates
- 51.39628, -1.32683
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
St Bartholomew's Hospital is a complex of almshouses, largely dating from around 1698, though incorporating earlier elements from circa 1618. The site is reputedly linked to a medieval hospital founded by King John. The building underwent restoration in the mid-20th century. The layout is a wing plan, with a prominent central entrance feature in the main range. It is two storeys high and has a hipped tile roof with moulded brick ridgestacks. A central stack rises over the entrance, featuring four shafts with arched openings. The building is constructed of brick with a moulded eaves cornice. The ground floor windows are two-light mullioned windows with leaded lights and transoms. The central entrance has a semi-elliptical arch with impost courses and a keystone decorated with a cherub head. Above the entrance is a clock tower feature surmounted by an open pediment displaying the Achievement of Royal Arms (dating from circa 1714-1800) and an inscription reading: "Hospital of St Bartholomew / Founded by King John 1200-15 / This Tower erected 1698.” Individual almshouses have square-headed doorways with fanlights and glazed doors.
Local climate
St Bartholomew's Hospital receives an average of 750 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 70% 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 36 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 63% 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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- Full EPC report — heating system, energy costs, size, glazing, construction etc.
- Sale history — 5 transactions since 1997
- Related listed building consents — 7 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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