Chesterton Tower is a Grade I listed building in the Cambridge local planning authority area, England. First listed on 26 April 1950. A C14 Tower. 3 related planning applications.
Chesterton Tower
- WRENN ID
- grey-wicket-moon
- Grade
- I
- Local Planning Authority
- Cambridge
- Constituency
- Cambridge MP: Daniel Zeichner (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 26 April 1950
- Type
- Tower
- Address
- Chesterton Tower, Chapel Street, CB4 1DY
- OS grid reference
- TL 462 598
- Coordinates
- 52.21705, 0.14004
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Chesteron Tower is a mid-14th century rectangular building situated on Chapel Street, Chesterton. Originally known as "The Abbey" and located within the Vicarage Garden, it likely served as the home of a foreign appropriator, possibly belonging to the procurator of the abbot of Vercelli, making it a rare example of such a residence. The tower is constructed of stone, with some brickwork, and features a hip gabled tile roof. The lower storey is vaulted in two bays, displaying hollow chamfered ribs and carved bosses. Some original windows remain, along with an old fireplace. The building underwent a substantial restoration in 1949 during which the original dressed clunch stonework was replaced with Ketton stone. The roof is modern but incorporates some re-used timbers.
Local climate
Chesterton Tower 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 82% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 32 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 57% 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 — 15 transactions since 1995
- Related listed building consents — 3 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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