Workhouse (Former) is a Grade II listed building in the South Hams local planning authority area, England. First listed on 13 December 1949. Workhouse. 2 related planning applications.
Workhouse (Former)
- WRENN ID
- brooding-buttress-magpie
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- South Hams
- Constituency
- South Devon MP: Caroline Voaden (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 13 December 1949
- Type
- Workhouse
- Address
- Workhouse (Former), Union Road, Kingsbridge, TQ7 1EQ
- OS grid reference
- SX 731 443
- Coordinates
- 50.28583, -3.78145
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The former workhouse located at 1276 Union Road dates back to around 1835 and consists of parallel ranges. It is a large three-storey building that originally had approximately 25 windows, though the central section was destroyed by enemy action. The structure is built of stone with brick window facings. To the south, there is a smaller two-storey range, also made of stone with brick window facings. The symmetrical central block is in good condition and features two storeys with 11 windows, including a three-window central projection. The ground floor windows have cambered heads, and there is a six-panel door with sunk upper panels. A link wall connects to the lodge on the east side. The entire property is now used for commercial purposes.
Local climate
Workhouse (Former) receives an average of 950 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 73% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 95% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 4 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 98% of listed buildings. Of these, 2 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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- No EPC on record for this property
- Sale history — 1 transaction since 1999
- Related listed building consents — 2 applications
- Detailed attributes — period, style, materials, features
- Flood risk assessment
- Radon risk assessment
- Weather exposure and heating demand — rain and frost month by month and year by year, wind direction, solar and humidity
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