Albion House is a Grade II listed building in the Gloucester local planning authority area, England. First listed on 23 January 1952. Hotel. 3 related planning applications.
Albion House
- WRENN ID
- inner-merlon-swallow
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Gloucester
- Constituency
- Gloucester MP: Alex McIntyre (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 23 January 1952
- Type
- Hotel
- Address
- Albion House, 77, Southgate Street, GL1 1UB
- OS grid reference
- SO 828 181
- Coordinates
- 51.8618, -2.24979
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Albion House is a hotel that has been converted into offices, built in 1831 by Thomas Fulljames, with mid-20th century additions and alterations. The building is constructed of ashlar stone and features a parapeted roof that is not visible. It showcases a severe Greek Revival style. The structure is a large double-depth block with short projections at the rear and a projecting bay on the north side.
The exterior consists of two storeys and a plain 20th-century attic storey. The symmetrical five-bay facade is made of Bath stone and sits above a high plinth or podium. It has a moulded capping in a contrasting darker stone that supports a giant order of pilasters with moulded bases and abaci, featuring egg-and-dart enrichment below a Doric entablature topped with a contrasting cornice. Each of the slightly projecting end bays is framed by pairs of pilasters, with the outer pilasters clasping the corners of the front.
In the central bay, there is an opening framed by pilasters that support an enriched Doric entablature. A flight of stone steps leads up to an inner doorway, which is also framed by pilasters with console brackets supporting a cornice, along with narrow sidelights. The windows on both floors are sashes with glazing bars arranged in a 3x4 pane configuration, except for the right-hand end bay, which has a single sash window at mid-height and a smaller window below. The building was originally known as The Albion Hotel.
Local climate
Albion House receives an average of 780 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 59% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 52% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 36 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 65% of listed buildings. Of these, 17 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
- No sale records on file
- Related listed building consents — 3 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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