Former Almshouses, Now Part of Sutton Valence School is a Grade II listed building in the Maidstone local planning authority area, England. First listed on 20 October 1952. Almshouses. 4 related planning applications.
Former Almshouses, Now Part of Sutton Valence School
- WRENN ID
- noble-shingle-grove
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Maidstone
- Constituency
- Weald of Kent MP: Katie Lam (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 20 October 1952
- Type
- Almshouses
- Address
- Former Almshouses, Now Part of Sutton Valence School, High Street
- OS grid reference
- TQ 812 492
- Coordinates
- 51.21339, 0.59395
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The former almshouses, now part of Sutton Valence School, consist of a row of six almshouses founded in 1574 by William Lambe. They were restored after a fire between 1909 and 1910. The buildings are constructed from small blocks of coursed stone and feature a plain tile roof. They are one storey high with an attic, set on a moulded plinth, and have a moulded wooden eaves cornice. The front has six hipped dormers and a regular arrangement of six windows, each consisting of two-light chamfered stone mullion windows with four-centred arched lights. Each pair of doors has a window flanking it, with intervals between each group. There are six chamfered four-centred arched stone doorways arranged in pairs, with two towards each end and two in the centre, all featuring ribbed doors. A coat of arms with achievements is set towards the centre. The interiors have not been inspected.
Local climate
Former Almshouses, Now Part of Sutton Valence School sits in a drier-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 730 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 79% 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 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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- Full EPC report — heating system, energy costs, size, glazing, construction etc.
- Sale history — 1 transaction since 2024
- Related listed building consents — 4 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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