North Terrace Approximately 50 Metres North of House is a Grade I listed building in the Central Bedfordshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 31 October 1966. A 1795-1800 Terrace.

North Terrace Approximately 50 Metres North of House

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Grade
I
Local Planning Authority
Central Bedfordshire
Constituency
North Bedfordshire MP: Richard Fuller (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
31 October 1966
Type
Terrace
Period
1795-1800
OS grid reference
TL 143 421
Coordinates
52.06564, -0.33321
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

North Terrace is a terrace built between 1795 and 1800 for Samuel Whitbread II by Henry Holland, as part of the remodelling of Southill Park. It is constructed of ashlar, probably Portland stone, and is approximately 150 metres long, returning southwards at each end. The terrace features balustrading that is about half a metre high, with gates that stand about 2 metres high. The balustrading consists of round-headed arcading, with wrought iron diamond shapes within each arch. At intervals along the terrace, there are urns on plinths, and the returns terminate in plinths that support lead reclining female figures, which were added after 1812 by Whitbread when he acquired several statues by Sir Henry Cheere. The gateway, aligned with the central block of the house, displays the Byng arms and was rediscovered and erected in 1900. The ornate gates and screen are made of wrought iron, featuring scroll-work and foliate cresting above the gates. Access to the gateway from the north is provided by a flight of stone steps flanked by a low ashlar wall with urns on the corner piers.

Local climate

North Terrace Approximately 50 Metres North of House 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 87% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 33 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 56% 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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