Almhouse is a Grade II listed building in the Wrexham local planning authority area, Wales. First listed on 7 June 1963. Terrace of almshouses.
Almhouse
- WRENN ID
- lesser-spandrel-tide
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Wrexham
- Constituency
- Montgomeryshire and Glyndwr MP: Steve Witherden (Lab)
- Country
- Wales
- Date first listed
- 7 June 1963
- Type
- Terrace of almshouses
- Address
- Almhouse, 5 Church Street, Ruabon
- OS grid reference
- SJ 301 439
- Coordinates
- 52.98804, -3.04173
- Source
- Cadw listing
Description
This building is a terrace of five single-storey almshouses constructed from painted brick with a slate roof. Each dwelling features two windows, which are 12-pane cast-iron casements with Gothick intersecting pointed heads, positioned on either side of the entrances. The doors are likely from 1979. The front wall includes shared chimneys, with one chimney serving every two units, although these have been altered. The rear elevations have extensions that were added in 1979.
Originally designed as a two-unit plan, the building has been extended, creating a new opening to the rear extension. The corner fireplaces have been blocked, and the doors and fittings are also probably from 1979.
Local climate
Almhouse receives an average of 850 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 59% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 92% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 37 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 70% of listed buildings. Of these, 20 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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