Cromwell House is a Grade II listed building in the Huntingdonshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 10 January 1951. House. 5 related planning applications.
Cromwell House
- WRENN ID
- frozen-postern-torch
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Huntingdonshire
- Constituency
- Huntingdon MP: Ben Obese-Jecty (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 10 January 1951
- Type
- House
- Address
- Cromwell House, 82, High Street, Huntingdon, PE29 3DP
- OS grid reference
- TL 236 720
- Coordinates
- 52.33266, -0.18638
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Cromwell House is located on Huntingdon High Street and is thought to stand on the site of the House of Austin Friars, which was founded around 1285. The property was granted to the Cromwell family during the Dissolution and is said to be the birthplace of Oliver Cromwell. The house was largely rebuilt at the beginning of the 19th century, around 1830, although it may incorporate some older elements.
The building is rendered with quoin pilasters and has two storeys with four sash windows that feature glazing bars. It has a solid porch with an arched entrance and side windows, a stone parapet, and a hipped slate roof. The garden front consists of five bays arranged in a 1:3:1 pattern, with the central bay slightly projecting and topped by a pediment. The ground floor windows in the center are set in arched recesses.
Alterations made in the 1930s are said to have uncovered foundations, parts of two doors, and several beams from the original Austin Friars structure. A plaque and coat-of-arms commemorate the birth of Cromwell in 1599.
Local climate
Cromwell House 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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- Related listed building consents — 5 applications
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- 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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