Gates and Front Railings of Walden House is a Grade II listed building in the Huntingdonshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 27 May 1977. Gates and railings.

Gates and Front Railings of Walden House

WRENN ID
dreaming-slate-rook
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Huntingdonshire
Constituency
Huntingdon MP: Ben Obese-Jecty (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
27 May 1977
Type
Gates and railings
Address
Gates and Front Railings of Walden House, Market Hill, Huntingdon
OS grid reference
TL 237 718
Coordinates
52.33057, -0.18487
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The gates and front railings of Walden House, dating from the 18th century, are located on Market Hill in Huntingdon. They are made of plain wrought iron and feature vases on the main finials. These structures were added later than the house itself and are included in the listing for their group value.

Local climate

Gates and Front Railings of Walden 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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