Dispensary is a Grade II listed building in the Plymouth local planning authority area, England. First listed on 1 May 1975. Dispensary.
Dispensary
- WRENN ID
- vast-jade-linden
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Plymouth
- Constituency
- Plymouth Sutton and Devonport MP: Luke Pollard (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 1 May 1975
- Type
- Dispensary
- Address
- Dispensary, Catherine Street, City of Plymouth
- OS grid reference
- SX 478 543
- Coordinates
- 50.36915, -4.14074
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Dispensary, built between 1807 and 1809, is a significant early example of its type, typically found in larger towns and cities during the early 19th century. It features a front made of Plymouth limestone ashlar, with some slate hanging at the rear, and a dry slate roof behind a parapet that has a band and coping. The building has a double-depth plan and stands two storeys tall, presenting a symmetrical five-window front with a plinth and voussoirs above segmental arches. The windows are late 19th or early 20th century two-pane horned sashes. A central late 19th or early 20th century porch has a two-window front, with plain monolith pilasters that divide the bays and a moulded entablature topped by a low-pitched gable parapet, which is inscribed with the date 1798, marking the foundation of the dispensary. The rear of the building features tall sashes with glazing bars. The interior has not been inspected but is expected to be of interest.
Local climate
Dispensary sits in a wetter-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 970 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 77% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 89% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 9 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 92% of listed buildings. Of these, 3 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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