Almshouse is a Grade II listed building in the Somerset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 29 March 1963. Almshouse. 1 related planning application.
Almshouse
- WRENN ID
- seventh-parapet-weasel
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Somerset
- Constituency
- Bridgwater MP: Sir Ashley Fox (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 29 March 1963
- Type
- Almshouse
- Address
- Almshouse, High Street, Cannington, TA5 2HE
- OS grid reference
- ST 256 396
- Coordinates
- 51.15126, -3.06476
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Almshouse dating from the 16th century, with alterations made in 1672 for Henry Rogers and substantial alterations in 1971. It is constructed of random red sandstone rubble and features a double Roman tile roof. A small square turret with a sundial and a pyramidal lead roof topped with a weather vane and a metal pennant inscribed 'HR 1699' are notable features. The building has coped verges and is arranged in an L-plan with a symmetrical frontage. It is two storeys high with three bays on each side, featuring 2-light casements with glazing bars, and transomed windows on the ground floor. The central door opening has a glazed 20th-century door with sidelights. Above the door is a shallow keyed semi-circular head recess with incised lettering that commemorates the establishment of the almshouse. Inside, some legs of jointed crucks are still visible. The building is included primarily for its historical interest.
Local climate
Almshouse receives an average of 870 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 63% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 73% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 24 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 75% of listed buildings. Of these, 9 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 — 2 transactions since 1998
- Related listed building consents — 1 application
- 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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