The Almshouses is a Grade II listed building in the South Hams local planning authority area, England. First listed on 29 March 1960. Almshouses.
The Almshouses
- WRENN ID
- dusted-threshold-magpie
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- South Hams
- Constituency
- South West Devon MP: Rebecca Smith (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 29 March 1960
- Type
- Almshouses
- Address
- The Almshouses, 1, 2 and 3, Brent Hill, Holbeton
- OS grid reference
- SX 614 502
- Coordinates
- 50.3354, -3.9486
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Almshouses are a row of three cottages that were converted from six almshouses, dating from the 17th or 18th century. They are constructed of slate rubble and feature a slate roof with gabled ends and very deep overhanging eaves at the front. The building is one storey high with an attic and has a total of nine windows. The windows are primarily 18th and 19th century three-light casements with glazing bars. Three of the windows were originally doorways and have been fitted with 20th century casements. There are also three 20th century glazed doors. The structure includes six gabled dormers with roughcast fronts and blind windows, as well as rendered end chimney stacks with weathering. Additionally, there are three chimney stacks on the rear wall above gabled breasts, with 20th century extensions at the back.
Local climate
The Almshouses receives an average of 910 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 69% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 88% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 10 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 91% of listed buildings. Of these, 4 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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