Mounting Block Near Front Elevation of Former Outbuilding to Laurel Court is a Grade II listed building in the Peterborough local planning authority area, England. First listed on 7 May 1973. Mounting block.

Mounting Block Near Front Elevation of Former Outbuilding to Laurel Court

WRENN ID
little-baluster-root
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Peterborough
Constituency
Peterborough MP: Andrew Pakes (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
7 May 1973
Type
Mounting block
Address
Mounting Block Near Front Elevation of Former Outbuilding to Laurel Court, Precincts, City of Peterborough
OS grid reference
TL 194 985
Coordinates
52.57205, -0.23905
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The mounting block near the front elevation of the former outbuilding to Laurel Court is a stone structure, likely dating from the 18th century or early 19th century. It is part of a group that includes garden walls, gates, the former outbuilding, and other features associated with Laurel Court, Hostry Passage, Little Dorter, Great Cloister, and the Well.

Local climate

Mounting Block Near Front Elevation of Former Outbuilding to Laurel Court 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 91% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 91% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 32 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 59% 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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  • Sale history — 1 transaction since 2006
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Nearby listed buildings

  1. Former Outbuilding to Laurel Court Facing Table Hall Grade I 9 m
  2. Laurel Court Grade I 10 m
  3. Wall to North of Former Outbuilding to Laurel Court Grade II 18 m
  4. 19, Precincts Grade I 21 m
  5. Garden Wall and Gates to Laurel Court Grade I 27 m
  6. Table Hall Grade I 34 m
  7. 16, Precincts Grade I 38 m
  8. Chapter Office Grade I 40 m
  9. Hostry Passage and Little Dorter Grade I 48 m
  10. Well in the Great Cloister Grade I 49 m