Gate Piers, Garden Wall of the Old House is a Grade II listed building in the Harborough local planning authority area, England. Garden wall.
Gate Piers, Garden Wall of the Old House
- WRENN ID
- veiled-chalk-rush
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Harborough
- Constituency
- Harborough, Oadby and Wigston MP: Neil O'Brien (Con)
- Country
- England
- Type
- Garden wall
- Address
- Gate Piers, Garden Wall of the Old House, Braybrooke Road
- OS grid reference
- SP 741 865
- Coordinates
- 52.47146, -0.9096
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The gate piers and garden wall of The Old House, located on Braybrooke Road in Little Bowden, date from the 18th and 19th centuries. The wall stands approximately 6 to 8 feet high and is constructed of red brick, with some sections featuring a stone plinth. It is ramped and buttressed on the north side of the house. The end gate piers are situated at the west end of the wall. This structure follows the street boundary and, together with the house, enhances the visual appeal of the street scene.
Local climate
Gate Piers, Garden Wall of the Old House receives an average of 740 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 74% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 78% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 38 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 71% of listed buildings. Of these, 19 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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