North Terrace Retaining Wall and Balustrade at Pleasure Garden, Madingley Hall is a Grade II listed building in the South Cambridgeshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 31 May 1985. Retaining wall. 26 related planning applications.

North Terrace Retaining Wall and Balustrade at Pleasure Garden, Madingley Hall

WRENN ID
salt-iron-smoke
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
South Cambridgeshire
Constituency
St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire MP: Ian Sollom (LD)
Country
England
Date first listed
31 May 1985
Type
Retaining wall
Address
North Terrace Retaining Wall and Balustrade at Pleasure Garden, Madingley Hall, High Street, CB23 8AQ
OS grid reference
TL 392 605
Coordinates
52.22513, 0.03783
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The North Terrace retaining wall and balustrade at the Pleasure Garden of Madingley Hall were built between 1913 and 1914. Constructed from brick and limestone, the terrace features an arcaded balustrade with square piers that are decorated with jewelled panels. These piers are topped with ball finials and obelisks at the corners. Steps descend from the terrace to the garden, which was also designed during this period.

Local climate

North Terrace Retaining Wall and Balustrade at Pleasure Garden, 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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