The Almshouses is a Grade II listed building in the Ashford local planning authority area, England. First listed on 10 October 1980. A Victorian Almshouse. 6 related planning applications.
The Almshouses
- WRENN ID
- forbidden-slate-bracken
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Ashford
- Constituency
- Weald of Kent MP: Katie Lam (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 10 October 1980
- Type
- Almshouse
- Period
- Victorian
- Address
- The Almshouses, 1, 2 and 3, the Street, Great Chart with Singleton
- OS grid reference
- TQ 981 420
- Coordinates
- 51.14313, 0.83157
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Almshouses comprise three cottages located on the south-east side of The Street, Great Chart. The north-east and central cottages were originally founded as almshouses in 1583 by Francis Toke of Godinton and were later rebuilt in 1833, likely by Nicholas Roundell Toke. A further cottage was added in 1899, replicating the style of the earlier buildings.
The cottages are constructed of ashlar, with a tiled roof featuring shaped Dutch gable ends. They have six casement windows, each with a dripstone above. A porch is positioned centrally between the two original cottages, featuring a shaped gable and a stone inscription reading: “This Almshouse for 2 aged persons was founded and endowed by Francis Toke Esquire, Anno Domini 1583 and rebuilt Anno Domini 1833.” A similar porch is located at the south-west end of the third cottage, with a stone inscription stating: “This Almshouse was erected by the Trustees of the Toke and Streeter Almshouse Charity AD 1899.”
Local climate
The 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 greater than that of 52% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 23 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 76% 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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- Full EPC report — heating system, energy costs, size, glazing, construction etc.
- Sale history — 3 transactions since 1995
- 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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