Venn's Arch and Attached Railings and Piers is a Grade II listed building in the Herefordshire, County of local planning authority area, England. First listed on 22 November 1993. Arch and railings. 5 related planning applications.

Venn's Arch and Attached Railings and Piers

WRENN ID
sharp-cupola-ochre
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Herefordshire, County of
Constituency
Hereford and South Herefordshire MP: Jesse Norman (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
22 November 1993
Type
Arch and railings
Address
Venn's Arch and Attached Railings and Piers, Commercial Road, Hereford
OS grid reference
SO 513 402
Coordinates
52.0586, -2.71052
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

This is a late 19th-century entrance archway, leading to a graveyard. Constructed of ashlar sandstone, it features steps leading to a central arch with ornamental iron gates. Above the arch is a decorative "Dutch gable" with a pediment. The arch is flanked by matching railings set within ashlar walls. The pillars are ornamented with ball finials, weathered coats of arms, and inscriptions. The structure commemorates the Reverend John Venn MA, Vicar of St Peter's and St Owen's, who served from 1833 to 1870 and died in 1890, and is described as “one of Hereford’s greatest benefactors.”

Local climate

Venn's Arch and Attached Railings and Piers receives an average of 780 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 62% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 65% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 44 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 86% of listed buildings. Of these, 21 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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  • Sale history — 4 transactions since 2010
  • Related listed building consents — 5 applications
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  • Flood risk assessment
  • Radon risk assessment
  • Weather exposure and heating demand — rain and frost month by month and year by year, wind direction, solar and humidity
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