Nelson House is a Grade II listed building in the Peterborough local planning authority area, England. First listed on 7 May 1973. House.
Nelson House
- WRENN ID
- scattered-shingle-frost
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Peterborough
- Constituency
- Peterborough MP: Andrew Pakes (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 7 May 1973
- Type
- House
- Address
- Nelson House, 34, Cowgate, City of Peterborough
- OS grid reference
- TL 189 986
- Coordinates
- 52.57263, -0.24587
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Nelson House is a mid-19th century building located at 34 Cowgate in Peterborough. It stands three storeys tall and is constructed of painted brick with a slate roof. At the eaves, two brick piers support ball finials. The cornice features lion mask consoles. On the second floor, there are two windows with flat arches, double hung sashes, and glazing bars, which flank a segmental-headed niche supported by two consoles. This niche contains a bust of Admiral Nelson, with a keystone above it that has 'Nelson House' carved into it. A plain heavy cornice above the first floor, supported by four carved consoles, holds an iron guard. The first floor has three windows, while the ground floor features a modern shop front. The building has curiosity value.
Local climate
Nelson House 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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