Curtain Wall to Buckden Palace is a Grade I listed building in the Huntingdonshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 24 October 1951. A C15 Curtain wall.

Curtain Wall to Buckden Palace

WRENN ID
ragged-pediment-gilt
Grade
I
Local Planning Authority
Huntingdonshire
Constituency
Huntingdon MP: Ben Obese-Jecty (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
24 October 1951
Type
Curtain wall
Address
Curtain Wall to Buckden Palace, High Street
OS grid reference
TL 192 676
Coordinates
52.29441, -0.25307
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The curtain wall to Buckden Palace, dating from the late 15th century, connects the inner gatehouse with the Great Tower. It is constructed of red brick with limestone dressings and features an embattled parapet that is pierced by cruciform loops. A brick staircase on the west side leads up to the parapet wall, supported by segmental arches with brick piers. On the south-facing side, there is a niche that contains a weathered stone carving.

Local climate

Curtain Wall to Buckden Palace 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 93% 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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