Gateway to Stable Courtyard at Madingley Hall is a Grade II* listed building in the South Cambridgeshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 31 August 1962. Gateway. 1 related planning application.

Gateway to Stable Courtyard at Madingley Hall

WRENN ID
silver-shingle-flax
Grade
II*
Local Planning Authority
South Cambridgeshire
Constituency
St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire MP: Ian Sollom (LD)
Country
England
Date first listed
31 August 1962
Type
Gateway
Address
Gateway to Stable Courtyard at Madingley Hall, High Street, CB23 8AQ
OS grid reference
TL 392 604
Coordinates
52.22461, 0.03755
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The gateway to the stable courtyard at Madingley Hall is a Grade II* listed structure that was originally located at the Old Schools in Cambridge before being moved here by Sir John Hynde Cotton in 1758, following the demolition of the original site in 1754. It is constructed from red brick and limestone ashlar. The gateway features a large ogee archway made up of three orders and panelled mouldings, with niches arranged in two tiers on either side. The back of the archway is adorned with the arms of Cotton and the date of its installation. The archway was likely reset under the supervision of James Essex.

Local climate

Gateway to Stable Courtyard at Madingley Hall 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 85% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 34 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 52% 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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