Turvey Abbey is a Grade II listed building in the Bedford local planning authority area, England. First listed on 7 May 1952. Country house.
Turvey Abbey
- WRENN ID
- far-pewter-sienna
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Bedford
- Constituency
- North Bedfordshire MP: Richard Fuller (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 7 May 1952
- Type
- Country house
- Address
- Turvey Abbey, Bedford Road
- OS grid reference
- SP 946 523
- Coordinates
- 52.16164, -0.61815
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Turvey Abbey is an early 17th-century small country house with an irregular plan, possibly incorporating an earlier building. It is constructed from coursed limestone rubble and features a gabled roof made of old clay tiles. The house has two storeys and attics, with a few original leaded casement windows still intact. Most of the windows are from a 19th-century remodelling and are sash windows with glazing bars.
In the early 19th century, a moulded parapet, finials, and a classical porch, originally from the early 17th century, were brought from Easton Maudit in Northamptonshire and installed on the main front of the house. The garden elevation also features two double-transomed windows from Easton Maudit. The interior underwent significant remodelling in the 19th century. In the ballroom, there is a remnant of an early stone fireplace, but the timber ceiling, adorned with carved flower bosses, and the sculpted figures on the walls are from the 19th century. Even the staircase, designed in a Jacobean style, is primarily a reproduction.
Local climate
Turvey Abbey 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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