Princewall House, 50 Huntly Street, Aberdeen is a Grade B listed building in the Aberdeen City local planning authority area, Scotland. First listed on 12 January 1967. House. 3 related planning applications.

Princewall House, 50 Huntly Street, Aberdeen

WRENN ID
turning-pilaster-poplar
Grade
B
Local Planning Authority
Aberdeen City
Constituency
Aberdeen South MP: Douglas Lumsden (Con)
Country
Scotland
Date first listed
12 January 1967
Type
House
Address
Princewall House, 50 Huntly Street, Aberdeen, AB10 1ZN
OS grid reference
NJ 935 061
Coordinates
57.14593, -2.10779
Source
Historic Environment Scotland listing

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Description

Princewall House, located at 50 Huntly Street in Aberdeen, was built by John Smith between 1841 and 1843. This classical building is constructed of ashlar stone and features a U-shaped plan. It is two stories high and has a five-window center. The design includes a high blocking course and a block pediment with a consoled motif at the center, along with lower advancing wings.

Local climate

Princewall House, 50 Huntly Street, Aberdeen receives an average of 880 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 64% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 82% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 8 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 93% of listed buildings. Of these, 6 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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