North Block is a Grade II listed building in the Wiltshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 21 October 1974. Block. 2 related planning applications.
North Block
- WRENN ID
- plain-eave-khaki
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Wiltshire
- Constituency
- East Wiltshire MP: Danny Kruger (RUK)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 21 October 1974
- Type
- Block
- Address
- North Block, Marlborough, SN8 1PA
- OS grid reference
- SU 184 687
- Coordinates
- 51.41779, -1.73656
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
North Block is a building located within Marlborough College, constructed in 1893 by architect Thomas Garner. It is made of red brick and features a pitched tile roof. The building has two storeys and attics, with a four-gabled front. Each gable has a range of mullioned and transomed windows beneath it, separated by pilasters that include applied rainwater heads and downpipes, and are topped with consoles. At each end of the building, there are octagonal turrets with ashlar parapets that are panelled and display shields in each panel. The north elevation includes a basement story, six ranges of windows, and three smaller gables that alternate with crenellated parapets. North Block is part of a group that includes C House, B House, The Museum Block, The Arcade, The Bradleian Building, the Porter's Lodge, gates and railings, the Chapel, and A House.
Local climate
North Block receives an average of 790 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 58% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 51% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 40 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 77% of listed buildings. Of these, 18 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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- No EPC on record for this property
- No sale records on file
- Related listed building consents — 2 applications
- Detailed attributes — period, style, materials, features
- Flood risk assessment
- Radon risk assessment
- Weather exposure and heating demand — rain and frost month by month and year by year, wind direction, solar and humidity
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