Bishop's Palace is a Grade I listed building in the Peterborough local planning authority area, England. First listed on 7 February 1952. A Victorian Palace. 6 related planning applications.
Bishop's Palace
- WRENN ID
- lesser-cloister-bramble
- Grade
- I
- Local Planning Authority
- Peterborough
- Constituency
- Peterborough MP: Andrew Pakes (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 7 February 1952
- Type
- Palace
- Period
- Victorian
- Address
- Bishop's Palace, Precincts, City of Peterborough, PE1 1YA
- OS grid reference
- TL 193 985
- Coordinates
- 52.57191, -0.24046
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Bishop's Palace in Peterborough, originally the Abbot's House, is a Grade I listed building. The main structure is primarily in the Victorian Gothic style, but it incorporates features from various periods. Notably, two mid-13th century undercrofts remain, with the larger one consisting of two naves supported by circular piers that have moulded capitals. The smaller undercroft also features rib vaulting and an original slit lancet window in the east wall, along with a stepped buttress. The solar wing is at a right angle to the Hall wing and includes two late perpendicular oriel windows facing north, one of which displays the rebus of Abbot Kirkton. This room is referred to as the Heaven's Gate Chamber. Additionally, a triple shaft on a corbel from the late 12th century is a remnant of the Monk's kitchen.
Local climate
Bishop's Palace 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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- No EPC on record for this property
- No sale records on file
- Related listed building consents — 6 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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