Railings and Retaining Wall to West of Townsend House is a Grade II listed building in the Herefordshire, County of local planning authority area, England. First listed on 10 November 1987. Railings, retaining wall.
Railings and Retaining Wall to West of Townsend House
- WRENN ID
- strange-spandrel-linden
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Herefordshire, County of
- Constituency
- North Herefordshire MP: Dr Ellie Chowns (Green)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 10 November 1987
- Type
- Railings, retaining wall
- Address
- Railings and Retaining Wall to West of Townsend House, Dilwyn
- OS grid reference
- SO 417 544
- Coordinates
- 52.18497, -2.854
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The railings and retaining wall to the west of Townsend House were built in the mid-19th century, with some alterations made in the late 20th century. The structure features coursed rubble and wrought iron. The low retaining wall is approximately 50 meters long and includes a central recessed gateway from the 20th century, which is flanked by square gate piers. The railings are designed with simple finials and urn finials on the standards, supported by scrolled stanchions behind. This structure is included for its group value.
Local climate
Railings and Retaining Wall to West of Townsend House receives an average of 830 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 53% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 61% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 44 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 86% of listed buildings. Of these, 23 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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