Wall, Balustrade, Steps, Gate and Railings at South East Corner of Apethorpe Palace is a Grade II listed building in the North Northamptonshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 25 January 2001. Wall, balustrade, steps, gate, railings. 2 related planning applications.

Wall, Balustrade, Steps, Gate and Railings at South East Corner of Apethorpe Palace

WRENN ID
floating-chamber-crag
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
North Northamptonshire
Constituency
Corby and East Northamptonshire MP: Lee Barron (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
25 January 2001
Type
Wall, balustrade, steps, gate, railings
Address
Wall, Balustrade, Steps, Gate and Railings at South East Corner of Apethorpe Palace, PE8 5DG
OS grid reference
TL 023 954
Coordinates
52.54692, -0.49163
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The structure consists of a wall, balustrade, steps, gate, and railings located at the southeast corner of Apethorpe Palace, built around 1905 by Sir Reginald Blomfield for Lord Brassey. The retaining wall is made of coursed rubblestone and is topped with a stone coping featuring ball finials. Above this, there is a balustrade with double-ended balusters and piers, which leads to a short flight of steps. At the top of the steps, there are iron railings with short intermediates that have spear-heads, along with openwork piers and a central gate. The northern end of the structure connects to the southeast corner of the palace. This feature is part of a significant group that includes the palace and other surrounding elements. The gardens at Apethorpe are listed in the English Heritage Register of Parks and Gardens at Grade II.

Local climate

Wall, Balustrade, Steps, Gate and Railings at South East Corner of Apethorpe Palace sits in a drier-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 700 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 89% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 86% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 33 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 56% 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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