Walled Enclosure to West of Lovin House is a Grade II listed building in the Peterborough local planning authority area, England. First listed on 13 March 1987. Walled enclosure.
Walled Enclosure to West of Lovin House
- WRENN ID
- inner-cobalt-onyx
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Peterborough
- Constituency
- Peterborough MP: Andrew Pakes (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 13 March 1987
- Type
- Walled enclosure
- Address
- Walled Enclosure to West of Lovin House, Abbey Place, Thorney, City of Peterborough
- OS grid reference
- TF 281 040
- Coordinates
- 52.6195, -0.10905
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The walled enclosure to the west of Lovin House is a Grade II listed structure dating from the 18th century, which incorporates a re-used late 17th-century gateway. This irregular quadrilateral enclosure features brick and stone walls that stand approximately 2.5 meters high. The east wall is topped with moulded stone coping. There are two gateways located in the east and west walls, both aligned with the central axis of the garden front of Lovin House.
The east gateway consists of a pair of rusticated rendered brick piers, each capped with a moulded stone cornice and ball finial. The west gateway is made from re-used 17th-century masonry, featuring a rusticated surround with a flat arch, recessed rusticated jambs, and a plain lintel. Above the flat arch is a shallow pediment with corona moulding. This gateway is positioned as the terminal feature in the axial view from the house, enhancing the overall design of the garden.
Local climate
Walled Enclosure to West of Lovin House sits in one of the driest parts of the UK, with an average of 700 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 92% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 94% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 32 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 58% of listed buildings. Of these, 15 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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