Longden Court to rear of number 54 Spring Gardens (number 54 not included) is a Grade II listed building in the High Peak local planning authority area, England. First listed on 31 January 1997. A 18th century Lodging block. 20 related planning applications.
Longden Court to rear of number 54 Spring Gardens (number 54 not included)
- WRENN ID
- spare-plinth-snow
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- High Peak
- Constituency
- High Peak MP: Jon Pearce (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 31 January 1997
- Type
- Lodging block
- Period
- 18th century
- Address
- Longden Court to rear of number 54 Spring Gardens (number 54 not included), Buxton, SK17 6BZ
- OS grid reference
- SK 060 735
- Coordinates
- 53.25908, -1.91026
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Longden Court, constructed in the late 18th century, is a lodging block now serving as a shop and residential accommodation. The north elevation is built of coursed, squared Millstone Grit, while the rear and flank elevations are of uncoursed rubble Millstone Grit, incorporating ashlar sandstone quoins and surrounds for windows and doors. The roof is slate-covered.
The building is rectangular, with its principal north-facing elevation ten irregular bays wide. The eight westernmost bays of the north elevation are arranged symmetrically, containing doorways in the innermost bays with windows adjacent. A stone staircase leads to a first-floor doorway in the outermost bay, and there are two windows on each of the first and second floors. All doorways and window surrounds are of unembellished ashlar with flat lintels. The north elevation features modern, timber, two-over-two sash windows. Modern doors are present on the ground and first floors. The western flank wall has a single ground-floor window, and the eastern flank wall is blank. The rear, south-facing elevation has scattered windows, with one on the ground floor in the westernmost bay, six on the first floor, and three on the second. A stone mullion window is present on each floor in the easternmost bay, with the ground-floor window blocked. Most windows on the rear elevation are timber, multi-pane casements.
Interior alterations and subdivisions occurred in the late 20th century, including a relocation of the staircase.
Local climate
Longden Court to rear of number 54 Spring Gardens (number 54 not included) sits in a wetter-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 1,060 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 85% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 74% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 51 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 93% of listed buildings. Of these, 32 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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- Full EPC report — heating system, energy costs, size, glazing, construction etc.
- Sale history — 6 transactions since 2000
- Related listed building consents — 20 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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