West Block, Former Turvey Institute is a Grade II listed building in the Bedford local planning authority area, England. First listed on 27 August 1987. Institute.
West Block, Former Turvey Institute
- WRENN ID
- late-zinc-myrtle
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Bedford
- Constituency
- North Bedfordshire MP: Richard Fuller (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 27 August 1987
- Type
- Institute
- Address
- West Block, Former Turvey Institute, High Street
- OS grid reference
- SP 942 524
- Coordinates
- 52.16236, -0.62374
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The West Block of the former Turvey Institute is a single-storey building constructed in 1847, as indicated by the datestone in Roman numerals on the northern gable end. The structure is made of coursed limestone rubble and features a concrete pantile roof. Its irregular plan includes a prominent four-light tall window on the northern gable end, which has stone mullions and a high-level transom, flanked by square-headed, blind lancets.
On the eastern elevation, there is a central stone chimney stack and a projecting two-stage gabled porch on the north-west elevation. This side also has a shallow projecting gabled wing with a tall five-light window. To the south of this wing, there is a small lean-to porch. The building is adorned with stone gable copings, moulded finials, and kneelers, as well as large two-stage buttresses at the corners and bay divisions. The West Block is included for its group value with other structures in the area.
Local climate
West Block, Former Turvey Institute 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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