Gateway or South Front to Former Almshouses is a Grade II listed building in the Dorset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 27 October 1950. Gateway.

Gateway or South Front to Former Almshouses

WRENN ID
vast-tin-autumn
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Dorset
Constituency
North Dorset MP: Simon Hoare (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
27 October 1950
Type
Gateway
Address
Gateway or South Front to Former Almshouses, Church Lane, Blandford Forum
OS grid reference
ST 885 063
Coordinates
50.85649, -2.1639
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The gateway or south front to the former almshouses was originally part of a building constructed in 1736 to replace those destroyed by fire. The almshouses have since been rebuilt elsewhere. This front is made of the same greenish stone as the nearby church. It features a pedimented gable with a round window. The lower storey has an arcade with three bays, where the center arch is semi-circular and the side arches are segmental. Above the segmental arches are sunk panels with now illegible inscriptions, along with projecting imposts and keystones. The pavement is made of knapped flint. The gateway and the nearby church form a group.

Local climate

Gateway or South Front to Former Almshouses receives an average of 810 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 52% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 63% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 25 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 73% of listed buildings. Of these, 10 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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