Roman Catholic Convent, 1 -3 Malcolm Street, Wick is a Grade C listed building in the Highland local planning authority area, Scotland. First listed on 14 September 1983. Convent. 1 related planning application.

Roman Catholic Convent, 1 -3 Malcolm Street, Wick

WRENN ID
still-corner-merlin
Grade
C
Local Planning Authority
Highland
Constituency
Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross MP: Jamie Stone (LD)
Country
Scotland
Date first listed
14 September 1983
Type
Convent
Address
Roman Catholic Convent, 1 -3 Malcolm Street, Wick, KW1 5AF
OS grid reference
ND 364 505
Coordinates
58.43899, -3.09038
Source
Historic Environment Scotland listing

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Description

The Roman Catholic Convent at 1-3 Malcolm Street in Wick is a three-storey building from the later 19th century. It is constructed of plain coursed rubble and features seven bays. The convent is situated next to the south wall of St Joachim's Church and is connected to it at the west canted gable by three giant pilasters and a pediment. The building has gabled wallhead dormers and a slate roof.

Local climate

Roman Catholic Convent, 1 -3 Malcolm Street, Wick receives an average of 960 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 74% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 82% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 7 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 95% of listed buildings. Of these, 6 follow at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.2°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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