Stable Block, Turvey House is a Grade II listed building in the Bedford local planning authority area, England. First listed on 13 July 1964. Stable block.

Stable Block, Turvey House

WRENN ID
sharp-parapet-onyx
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Bedford
Constituency
North Bedfordshire MP: Richard Fuller (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
13 July 1964
Type
Stable block
Address
Stable Block, Turvey House, High Street, MK43 8EL
OS grid reference
SP 939 528
Coordinates
52.16561, -0.62833
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The stable block at Turvey House, dating from the 18th century, is constructed from coursed limestone rubble and features a hipped Welsh slate roof. It has two storeys and a three-bay south elevation that is divided by plain pilasters. At the top, there is a ridge cupola with a square podium and in-and-out quoins, leading to an arcaded upper part topped with a dome on a square base.

Local climate

Stable Block, Turvey House sits in one of the driest parts of the UK, with an average of 700 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 92% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 89% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 35 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 54% of listed buildings. Of these, 16 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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