Front Railings to Number 20 (Avenue House) is a Grade II listed building in the Central Bedfordshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 16 March 1972. Railings.

Front Railings to Number 20 (Avenue House)

WRENN ID
mired-ember-sorrel
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Central Bedfordshire
Constituency
Mid Bedfordshire MP: Blake Stephenson (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
16 March 1972
Type
Railings
Address
Front Railings to Number 20 (Avenue House), Church Street, Ampthill
OS grid reference
TL 035 381
Coordinates
52.0322, -0.49181
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The front railings to Number 20, known as Avenue House, date from the 19th century. They are made of simple wrought iron and feature vase-shaped finials at regular intervals. The railings curve up to the porch and are raised at the eastern section, all set on a stone footing.

Local climate

Front Railings to Number 20 (Avenue House) sits in a drier-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 710 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 86% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 85% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 34 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 53% of listed buildings. Of these, 16 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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