Lion Court is a Grade II listed building in the Central Bedfordshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 31 October 1966. House.
Lion Court
- WRENN ID
- eastward-gargoyle-fog
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Central Bedfordshire
- Constituency
- North Bedfordshire MP: Richard Fuller (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 31 October 1966
- Type
- House
- Address
- Lion Court, 5, Market Square, Potton
- OS grid reference
- TL 223 492
- Coordinates
- 52.1278, -0.21481
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Lion Court is a house that has been subdivided into flats, originally built in the late 18th century with a refronting of an earlier structure. The exterior features colourwashed render over brick, which appears to include some timber framing, and is topped with clay tile roofs. The main block consists of two storeys and attics, with an additional two-storey block extending westwards along Bull Street. The principal elevation is symmetrical and has five bays. All the windows are sash windows with glazing bars, with the attic windows being half height. These attic windows are set into a high parapet that conceals the front roof slope. The central doorway features a 20th-century panelled door flanked by sidelights and topped with a rectangular fanlight. The 20th-century surround includes ornamental console brackets that support a simple cornice. There is a modillion cornice at the parapet, and integral brick stacks are present on both gable ends. The rear projecting block has similar sash windows with glazing bars and a projecting band at the first-floor level.
Local climate
Lion Court sits in one of the driest parts of the UK, with an average of 690 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 96% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 83% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 33 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 53% of listed buildings. Of these, 15 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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