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
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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