8, Cathedral Square is a Grade II listed building in the Peterborough local planning authority area, England. First listed on 7 May 1973. Commercial building. 5 related planning applications.
8, Cathedral Square
- WRENN ID
- iron-plinth-martin
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Peterborough
- Constituency
- Peterborough MP: Andrew Pakes (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 7 May 1973
- Type
- Commercial building
- Address
- 8, Cathedral Square, City of Peterborough, PE1 1XH
- OS grid reference
- TL 191 986
- Coordinates
- 52.57232, -0.24329
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
No. 8 Cathedral Square is a three-storey, half-timbered building dated 1911, noted for its curiosity value. It features three gables with finials that display three local coats of arms and pargetted plasterwork above two canted bays of six lights, which have wood transoms and mullions, as well as rounded bays on the first floor beneath pentice tile roofs. The most striking aspect of the front is five brightly-painted statues in niches: Athelwold, Bishop of Winchester, is positioned above Prince Rupert and King Peada, who flank a central statue of Henry VIII. To the right, there is an octagonal turret with two storeys and a candle-snuffer roof. The ground floor is fully occupied by a modern shop front. This building, when viewed alongside the Old Guild Hall, contributes to a visually interesting group.
Local climate
8, Cathedral Square 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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- Full EPC report — heating system, energy costs, size, glazing, construction etc.
- Sale history — 3 transactions since 2001
- Related listed building consents — 5 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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