Railings and Gates to Abbey House is a Grade II* listed building in the Shropshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 30 May 1969. Railings and gates. 3 related planning applications.
Railings and Gates to Abbey House
- WRENN ID
- ruined-remnant-moss
- Grade
- II*
- Local Planning Authority
- Shropshire
- Constituency
- Shrewsbury MP: Julia Buckley (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 30 May 1969
- Type
- Railings and gates
- Address
- Railings and Gates to Abbey House, Abbey Foregate, Shrewsbury
- OS grid reference
- SJ 499 125
- Coordinates
- 52.70791, -2.74195
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The railings and gates to Abbey House date from around 1720. They feature a stone base wall topped with spearhead railings, and include central wrought-iron gates with an over-arch. On each side, there are brick walls with stone copings that form a return.
Local climate
Railings and Gates to Abbey House receives an average of 750 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 70% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 98% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 47 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 88% of listed buildings. Of these, 24 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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- Full EPC report — heating system, energy costs, size, glazing, construction etc.
- Sale history — 3 transactions since 1997
- Related listed building consents — 3 applications
- Detailed attributes — period, style, materials, features
- 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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