Poorhouses is a Grade II listed building in the Test Valley local planning authority area, England. First listed on 11 April 1986. Almshouse.
Poorhouses
- WRENN ID
- swift-tower-myrtle
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Test Valley
- Constituency
- Romsey and Southampton North MP: Caroline Nokes (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 11 April 1986
- Type
- Almshouse
- Address
- Poorhouses, 2-4, B3084, Mottisfont
- OS grid reference
- SU 318 264
- Coordinates
- 51.03633, -1.54664
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
These are almshouses located on the B3084 in Mottisfont, dating from the early 19th century. They are constructed of rendered cob on a brick plinth, with some brick rebuilding, and feature a thatched roof. The building has a single-storey U-shaped plan, consisting of a three-bay wing and a three-bay end. The end has 20th-century three-light leaded casement windows, while the side wings have planked doors and two- and one-light casements. The roof is hipped at the ends and includes stacks at the corners and near the ends.
Local climate
Poorhouses receives an average of 790 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 58% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 60% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 29 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 68% of listed buildings. Of these, 11 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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