Wall to the garden of the Bishop's residence is a Grade II listed building in the East Cambridgeshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 19 June 1972. Garden wall. 5 related planning applications.
Wall to the garden of the Bishop's residence
- WRENN ID
- nether-stair-holly
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- East Cambridgeshire
- Constituency
- Ely and East Cambridgeshire MP: Charlotte Cane (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 19 June 1972
- Type
- Garden wall
- Address
- Wall to the garden of the Bishop's residence, the College, Ely, CB7 4DW
- OS grid reference
- TL 540 802
- Coordinates
- 52.39838, 0.26248
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The wall to the garden of the Bishop's residence is a high stone rubble structure, likely built in the 19th century using medieval stone. It features a ridged brick capping. This wall is part of a group that includes the Great Hall (Bishop's residence), the Queen's Hall (Headmaster's House), the Guest Quarters of the Monastery, and other associated buildings and walls, forming a significant architectural ensemble with the Bishop's Palace and related structures.
Local climate
Wall to the garden of the Bishop's residence 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 97% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 98% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 33 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 56% of listed buildings. Of these, 16 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 — 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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