The Limes is a Grade II listed building in the Huntingdonshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 28 April 1983. House. 3 related planning applications.
The Limes
- WRENN ID
- rooted-flint-plum
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Huntingdonshire
- Constituency
- Huntingdon MP: Ben Obese-Jecty (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 28 April 1983
- Type
- House
- Address
- The Limes, 12, the Highway, Great Staughton, PE19 5DA
- OS grid reference
- TL 133 645
- Coordinates
- 52.26764, -0.33993
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This is a mid-19th century house located on the north side of the High Street in Great Staughton. It is constructed of gault brick with a slate roof of a shallow pitch, featuring a wooden eaves cornice and paired brackets. Brick end stacks are present. The house extends over two storeys. The front elevation has a range of three recessed hung sashes with a central glazing bar, each with a cambered arch. Two splayed bays flank the entrance, which is recessed within a porch with a moulded label to the outer arch. The building is included on the list for its group value.
Local climate
The Limes 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 98% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 93% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 35 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 54% 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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- Full EPC report — heating system, energy costs, size, glazing, construction etc.
- Sale history — 2 transactions since 2009
- 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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