Railing to South Side of Middle Terrace is a Grade II listed building in the Cheshire West and Chester local planning authority area, England. First listed on 2 November 1983. Railing.

Railing to South Side of Middle Terrace

WRENN ID
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Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Cheshire West and Chester
Constituency
Chester South and Eddisbury MP: Aphra Brandreth (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
2 November 1983
Type
Railing
Address
Railing to South Side of Middle Terrace, East Garden to Hall, Eaton and Eccleston
OS grid reference
SJ 414 606
Coordinates
53.13967, -2.876
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The railing on the south side of the Middle Terrace is a panelled railing dating from around 1810, designed by William Porden for the 2nd Earl Grosvenor. It shares the same history, materials, and details as the railing on the north side of the terrace.

Local climate

Railing to South Side of Middle Terrace receives an average of 860 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 61% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 85% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 32 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 57% of listed buildings. Of these, 16 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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