Railings Approximately One Metre to South of the Elephant and Castle Hotel and Nos. 1-4, The Post House is a Grade II listed building in the Shropshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 29 October 1986. Railings.
Railings Approximately One Metre to South of the Elephant and Castle Hotel and Nos. 1-4, The Post House
- WRENN ID
- heavy-chalk-dock
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Shropshire
- Constituency
- North Shropshire MP: Helen Morgan (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 29 October 1986
- Type
- Railings
- Address
- Railings Approximately One Metre to South of the Elephant and Castle Hotel and Nos. 1-4, The Post House, Shawbury
- OS grid reference
- SJ 558 212
- Coordinates
- 52.78735, -2.65584
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
These railings, dating from the early 19th century, are located approximately one metre to the south of The Elephant and Castle Hotel and Nos. 1-4, The Post House. They are made of cast iron and rest on a chamfered dressed grey sandstone base, extending about 22 metres in length. The design features arrowhead railings with square-section standards topped with urn finials, along with curved stanchions. Additionally, there are two wrought-iron gates that incorporate spearhead railings and curved braces.
Local climate
Railings Approximately One Metre to South of the Elephant and Castle Hotel and Nos. 1-4, The Post House receives an average of 760 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 68% 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 44 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 85% of listed buildings. Of these, 22 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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