Railings and Gates of Number 71 is a Grade II listed building in the Huntingdonshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 27 May 1977. Ironwork.

Railings and Gates of Number 71

WRENN ID
old-cornice-claret
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Huntingdonshire
Constituency
Huntingdon MP: Ben Obese-Jecty (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
27 May 1977
Type
Ironwork
Address
Railings and Gates of Number 71, High Street, Huntingdon, PE29 3DJ
OS grid reference
TL 236 720
Coordinates
52.33239, -0.18689
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The railings and gates of Number 71, located on the south-west side of Huntingdon High Street, date from the 18th century and later. The ornamental wrought iron railings are set on a dwarf brick wall. The wrought-iron gates are also from the 18th century but were sourced from another location.

Local climate

Railings and Gates of Number 71 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 94% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 35 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 55% 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 0.4°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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