Christs Hospital Almshouses is a Grade II listed building in the North Yorkshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 5 May 1952. A C17 Almshouse.

Christs Hospital Almshouses

WRENN ID
sharp-loft-dock
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
North Yorkshire
Constituency
Thirsk and Malton MP: Kevin Hollinrake (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
5 May 1952
Type
Almshouse
Address
Christs Hospital Almshouses, Firby
OS grid reference
SE 265 863
Coordinates
54.2719, -1.59339
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

Christ's Hospital Almshouses, dated 1608, have been converted into two houses in the 20th century. The building is constructed of rubblestone with ashlar dressings and features a graduated stone slate roof. It is a single storey structure with seven bays, with the central bay rising to two storeys, gabled, and projecting forward. There is a chamfered plinth at the base.

The central entrance consists of a board door with a chamfered surround and a four-centre-arched lintel, topped with a cornice that holds a plaque in a moulded architrave. This plaque bears a Latin inscription that reads, "Hospital for the poor of the parish of Bedall, Founded 1608 in the reign of James I." Above the door is a six-light double-chamfered mullion-and-transom window, also under a cornice and plaque with moulded architrave.

Paired board doors with chamfered surrounds and four-centre-arched lintels are located between the first and second bays and between the fifth and sixth bays. There are additional board doors in chamfered surrounds with flat lintels to the right of the third and seventh bays. Throughout the building, there are chamfered three-light mullioned windows. The structure is topped with stone coping and features a bellcote with a bell at the apex of the central gable, along with an end stack to the left and three ridge stacks.

Local climate

Christs Hospital Almshouses receives an average of 830 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 54% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 70% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 46 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 87% of listed buildings. Of these, 25 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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