Two Flights of Stone Steps, to East Front of Kimbolton School is a Grade II* listed building in the Huntingdonshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 28 April 1983. A C18 Steps.

Two Flights of Stone Steps, to East Front of Kimbolton School

WRENN ID
roaming-vestry-onyx
Grade
II*
Local Planning Authority
Huntingdonshire
Constituency
Huntingdon MP: Ben Obese-Jecty (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
28 April 1983
Type
Steps
Address
Two Flights of Stone Steps, to East Front of Kimbolton School, Castle Green, PE28 0EA
OS grid reference
TL 101 675
Coordinates
52.29529, -0.38685
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

Two flights of stone steps are located at the east front of Kimbolton School. These steps date from the early 18th century and are attributed to Alessandro Galilei, who worked for the 4th Earl of Manchester. The steps are segmental in plan and are accompanied by low retaining walls on either side.

Local climate

Two Flights of Stone Steps, to East Front of Kimbolton School 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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