Garden boundary wall to former Cooper's hospital (demolished) is a Grade II listed building in the Huntingdonshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 16 November 1988. A 17th century Boundary wall.

Garden boundary wall to former Cooper's hospital (demolished)

WRENN ID
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Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Huntingdonshire
Constituency
North West Cambridgeshire MP: Sam Carling (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
16 November 1988
Type
Boundary wall
Period
17th century
Address
Garden boundary wall to former Cooper's hospital (demolished), Overend, Elton
OS grid reference
TL 089 933
Coordinates
52.52736, -0.39548
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The garden boundary wall, dating from the late 17th century, was part of the former Cooper's hospital site, which has since been demolished. It is constructed of coursed limestone and features freestone copings. The wall includes two openings that lead to the street and once enclosed the almshouse grounds.

Local climate

Garden boundary wall to former Cooper's hospital (demolished) sits in one of the driest parts of the UK, with an average of 700 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 91% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 89% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 32 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 57% of listed buildings. Of these, 15 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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