138-144, Octagon Road is a Grade II listed building in the Elmbridge local planning authority area, England. First listed on 16 November 1984. Almshouse.

138-144, Octagon Road

WRENN ID
plain-threshold-laurel
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Elmbridge
Constituency
Runnymede and Weybridge MP: Dr Ben Spencer (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
16 November 1984
Type
Almshouse
OS grid reference
TQ 093 626
Coordinates
51.35224, -0.43056
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

This building, known as 138-144 Octagon Road, is a group of almshouses constructed around 1912, possibly designed by Sir Reginald Blomfield. It features red brick with pilaster quoins and central projecting sections at the ends of the pavilions. The roofs are hipped and covered with plain tiles, extending over the pavilion ends. There are two tall chimney stacks on the chimney breasts. On the ground floor, each side has two outer bays with small casement windows. The central recess includes a casement window to the right and a half-glazed door to the left. Whiteley Village, where this building is located, was established by William Whiteley for frugal elderly residents and was designed in an octagonal layout by Frank Atkinson, utilizing prominent architects of the time.

Local climate

138-144, Octagon Road sits in a drier-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 720 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 84% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 75% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 31 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 61% of listed buildings. Of these, 13 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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