Pewsey Hospital is a Grade II listed building in the Wiltshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 10 December 1973. Workhouse.
Pewsey Hospital
- WRENN ID
- ancient-stair-nightshade
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Wiltshire
- Constituency
- East Wiltshire MP: Danny Kruger (RUK)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 10 December 1973
- Type
- Workhouse
- Address
- Pewsey Hospital, Wilcot Road
- OS grid reference
- SU 157 602
- Coordinates
- 51.34144, -1.77573
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Pewsey Hospital, originally built as a workhouse in 1836, later became a district hospital after 1948 and is now a unit for individuals with mental handicaps. The building is constructed of ashlar limestone and has an asbestos slate roof. It is two storeys tall and relatively small in scale. The central block features a gabled section with five window bays, flanked by an additional bay on each side, and wings that each contain six bays. The exterior includes raised quoins and a string course, with sixteen-paned sash windows that were renewed in the 1980s. A dedication panel in the gable displays the date of construction. At the rear, there is a central wing with eight bays, and the end lateral wings also have eight bays, creating a double plan. The interior has been altered and is not of special interest.
Local climate
Pewsey Hospital 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 56% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 37 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 67% of listed buildings. Of these, 16 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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