Gatehouse and Walls at Hinchingbrooke House is a Grade I listed building in the Huntingdonshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 27 May 1977. A Circa 1500; C16 and earlier Gatehouse. 1 related planning application.

Gatehouse and Walls at Hinchingbrooke House

WRENN ID
gilded-turret-bone
Grade
I
Local Planning Authority
Huntingdonshire
Constituency
Huntingdon MP: Ben Obese-Jecty (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
27 May 1977
Type
Gatehouse
Address
Gatehouse and Walls at Hinchingbrooke House, Brampton Road, Huntingdon
OS grid reference
TL 227 715
Coordinates
52.3282, -0.20022
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The gatehouse and walls at Hinchingbrooke House date from the 16th century and earlier. The stone walls flank the main entrance gate, while the gatehouse itself was constructed around 1500 and was brought to the site by the Cromwells from Ramsey Abbey. It features a central carriage arch with pedestrian arches on either side, although the right-hand arch is modern. The main arch is adorned with traceried spandrels and a quatrefoil frieze, which is flanked by figures of wild men. The structure has a battlemented parapet, and this decorative pattern is also repeated on the internal face. High rubble walls stand on either side of the gatehouse.

Local climate

Gatehouse and Walls at Hinchingbrooke 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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