Balustrade and Steps in Front of Biddlesden Park House is a Grade II listed building in the Buckinghamshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 21 April 1983. Ornamental balustrade.

Balustrade and Steps in Front of Biddlesden Park House

WRENN ID
rough-postern-flax
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Buckinghamshire
Constituency
Buckingham and Bletchley MP: Callum Anderson (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
21 April 1983
Type
Ornamental balustrade
OS grid reference
SP 632 398
Coordinates
52.05364, -1.07905
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The balustrade and steps in front of Biddlesden Park House are an ornamental feature dating from the mid-18th century. The structure consists of a rubble stone retaining wall that is complemented by ashlar square piers and balusters. The balustrade is segmental in shape, with straight sections on either side and a central flight of nine steps that previously had a balustrade leading down to the lawn.

Local climate

Balustrade and Steps in Front of Biddlesden Park House sits in a drier-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 730 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 80% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 73% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 38 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 73% 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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