Pair of Almshouses Linked by Low Wall is a Grade II listed building in the Cherwell local planning authority area, England. First listed on 14 November 1985. Almshouse.

Pair of Almshouses Linked by Low Wall

WRENN ID
empty-pilaster-rye
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Cherwell
Constituency
Banbury MP: Sean Woodcock (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
14 November 1985
Type
Almshouse
Address
Pair of Almshouses Linked by Low Wall, Banbury Road, Broughton
OS grid reference
SP 421 384
Coordinates
52.04281, -1.38699
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

This pair of almshouses, built in 1859 by Elizabeth Bradford-Wyatt as a benefaction, is linked by a low wall. They are constructed from regularly coursed ironstone rubble with limestone dressings around the door and window openings. The buildings feature stone ridge stacks and 20th-century tile roofs, arranged in an L-plan with a single storey plus an attic. Notable architectural details include moulded limestone heads above the doorways, chamfered jambs, and plank doors. The almshouses have pairs and triplets of lancet windows with trefoiled heads, as well as gabled porches and dormers. An inscription on the right almshouse reads: "These almshouses were erected by Elizabeth Bradford-Wyatt in memory of her sister Mary Ann Scott-Wyatt. 1859." The almshouses were established in trust to provide housing for poor and aged agricultural workers. The interiors have not been inspected.

Local climate

Pair of Almshouses Linked by Low Wall receives an average of 750 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 71% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 64% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 38 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 72% of listed buildings. Of these, 18 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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