The Turret, Hinwick House is a Grade II listed building in the Bedford local planning authority area, England. First listed on 7 May 1952. Manor house. 2 related planning applications.
The Turret, Hinwick House
- WRENN ID
- veiled-belfry-poplar
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Bedford
- Constituency
- North Bedfordshire MP: Richard Fuller (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 7 May 1952
- Type
- Manor house
- Address
- The Turret, Hinwick House, Podington, NN29 7JE
- OS grid reference
- SP 935 619
- Coordinates
- 52.24779, -0.63089
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Turret at Hinwick House is the remains of an early 16th century manor house that was altered and extended in the 18th century. It is currently used as cottage accommodation. The building is constructed of coursed limestone rubble and features a concrete tile roof with stone gable coping and moulded kneelers. It is two storeys tall with attics and has a one-storey gabled wing that projects to the rear, along with a rectangular three-storey loggia at the front. The turret has open fronts on the ground and first floors, which contain a staircase leading to a balustraded landing on the first floor. The second floor features leaded casements on the side elevations. The front of the building has a clock with the inscription R.O. 1710 and a flat roof. A hexagonal timber cupola with a lead roof and weathervane sits atop the structure. The windows throughout the building are asymmetrically placed casements with glazing bars.
Local climate
The Turret, Hinwick 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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- Related listed building consents — 2 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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