Gate Piers and Front Wall to Shell Manor is a Grade II listed building in the Wychavon local planning authority area, England. First listed on 29 December 1952. A C17 Gate piers and wall.

Gate Piers and Front Wall to Shell Manor

WRENN ID
outer-wattle-primrose
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Wychavon
Constituency
Droitwich and Evesham MP: Nigel Huddleston (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
29 December 1952
Type
Gate piers and wall
Address
Gate Piers and Front Wall to Shell Manor, Himbleton
OS grid reference
SO 950 598
Coordinates
52.23649, -2.07391
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The gate piers and front wall to Shell Manor are likely from the 17th century but were rebuilt in the mid-19th century. They are constructed of brick with sandstone dressings. The wall stretches approximately 30 yards in length and stands about four feet high, featuring two square piers with ball finials at the center. This structure is included for its group value.

Local climate

Gate Piers and Front Wall to Shell Manor receives an average of 750 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 71% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 68% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 36 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 61% of listed buildings. Of these, 17 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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