Boundary and Retaining Walls, Steps, Urns, Basin and Gates of Gardens to South and West Fronts of Weston House is a Grade II listed building in the South Staffordshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 4 July 1985. Garden feature.
Boundary and Retaining Walls, Steps, Urns, Basin and Gates of Gardens to South and West Fronts of Weston House
- WRENN ID
- inner-sentry-twilight
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- South Staffordshire
- Constituency
- Stone, Great Wyrley and Penkridge MP: Sir Gavin Williamson (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 4 July 1985
- Type
- Garden feature
- Address
- Boundary and Retaining Walls, Steps, Urns, Basin and Gates of Gardens to South and West Fronts of Weston House, Blymhill and Weston-Under-Lizard
- OS grid reference
- SJ 805 106
- Coordinates
- 52.69274, -2.28886
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The boundary and retaining walls, steps, urns, basin, fountain, and gates of the gardens to the south and west fronts of Weston House date from the mid-19th century. The retaining walls are made of rusticated ashlar stone and are arranged in terraces across four levels, descending from the house to a walled, semi-circular lawn to the south, connected by nine sets of parapeted stone steps. The perimeter features balustrading, with a small semi-circular bay to the west and a stepped dais for the Garden House to the east.
On the east front, there is a solid wall with scrolled consoles, moulded dies, and ball finials on the higher abutment against the house, featuring even quoins and a wrought iron gate in the Greek Revival style. Throughout the garden, urns are placed on dies and pedestals, showcasing gadrooned bases and an egg and dart rim. A fountain is located centrally to the west, designed in a quatrefoil shape with putti at the center, and a circular stone basin to the south, which has a coved form with a reeded base, woven papyrus sides, and a cabled rim.
Local climate
Boundary and Retaining Walls, Steps, Urns, Basin and Gates of Gardens to South and West Fronts of Weston House receives an average of 810 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 52% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 82% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 39 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 76% of listed buildings. Of these, 20 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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