Terrace Walls and Balustrades South and West of Bidborough Court is a Grade II listed building in the Tunbridge Wells local planning authority area, England. First listed on 24 August 1990. Walls and balustrades.
Terrace Walls and Balustrades South and West of Bidborough Court
- WRENN ID
- fossil-tower-rye
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Tunbridge Wells
- Constituency
- Tunbridge Wells MP: Mike Martin (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 24 August 1990
- Type
- Walls and balustrades
- Address
- Terrace Walls and Balustrades South and West of Bidborough Court, Penshurst Road, TN3 0XJ
- OS grid reference
- TQ 559 433
- Coordinates
- 51.16817, 0.22983
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The terrace walls and balustrades located to the south and west of Bidborough Court were built around the 1860s. They are constructed from sandstone, featuring squared masonry that is brought to course, along with ashlar steps and balustrades. The walls support the terraces and include two flights of steps leading to the garden south of Bidborough Court. The balusters are pear-shaped, and the steps are flanked by square section piers topped with moulded cornices. These structures hold group value with Bidborough Court.
Local climate
Terrace Walls and Balustrades South and West of Bidborough Court receives an average of 760 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 68% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 57% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 32 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 57% of listed buildings. Of these, 15 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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