Wittsend is a Grade II listed building in the Huntingdonshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 28 April 1983. House.
Wittsend
- WRENN ID
- tilted-storey-aspen
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Huntingdonshire
- Constituency
- Huntingdon MP: Ben Obese-Jecty (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 28 April 1983
- Type
- House
- Address
- Wittsend, 13, the Town, Great Staughton
- OS grid reference
- TL 122 646
- Coordinates
- 52.26825, -0.35578
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Witttsend is a mid-19th century house with a symmetrical facade, standing two storeys tall. It features a plain tile roof and end stacks. The building is constructed of gault brick, with a painted brick facade facing the street. Notable architectural details include a dentil brick eaves cornice and gable verge. On the first floor, there are two recessed hung sash windows with glazing bars, along with a central blind window. The entrance door is half-glazed and is framed by a restored wooden architrave, with two flanking hung sash windows. This property is included for its group value.
Local climate
Wittsend 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 92% 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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