The Almshouses is a Grade II listed building in the Maidstone local planning authority area, England. First listed on 26 February 1987. Almshouses. 2 related planning applications.
The Almshouses
- WRENN ID
- gentle-clay-acorn
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Maidstone
- Constituency
- Weald of Kent MP: Katie Lam (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 26 February 1987
- Type
- Almshouses
- Address
- The Almshouses, 1-5, Linton Hill, ME17 4AW
- OS grid reference
- TQ 754 501
- Coordinates
- 51.22382, 0.51083
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Almshouses are mid-19th century buildings constructed from uncoursed ragstone with ashlar dressings and feature a plain tile roof. They have an E-plan layout with slightly projecting wings. The broader central wing has two gables and the structure is single storey. The front gables are adorned with cusped bargeboards that have moulded finials and pendants, and the roof of the main range extends down to rustic posts, creating shelters between the wings.
The front facade has six windows, including a canted bay window in each outer wing, a three-light leaded casement with top lights in each central gable, and two similar two-light casements between the wings. There are four ribbed, four-centred arched doors, one located on the side of each wing beneath the shelters, and a half-glazed door on the right return elevation. Each outer gable features a raised blank stone shield, while each central gable has a recessed rectangular panel. There is a rear return wing to the right. The interior has not been inspected. These almshouses were founded on this site by Sir Anthony Mayne in 1611.
Local climate
The Almshouses receives an average of 740 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 75% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 60% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 26 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 72% of listed buildings. Of these, 12 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 — 2 applications
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