The Folly Railings and Gate to North Approximately 20 Metres Long is a Grade II listed building in the Uttlesford local planning authority area, England. First listed on 6 August 1984. Railing, gateway.

The Folly Railings and Gate to North Approximately 20 Metres Long

WRENN ID
lesser-cellar-bone
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Uttlesford
Constituency
Braintree MP: Sir James Cleverly (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
6 August 1984
Type
Railing, gateway
OS grid reference
TL 680 204
Coordinates
51.85729, 0.43833
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The Folly features cast iron railings and a gate that extend approximately 20 meters long to the front garden. These railings and gate likely date from the 18th or 19th century and are designed with a double range of pierced ornate arrowheads.

Local climate

The Folly Railings and Gate to North Approximately 20 Metres Long sits in one of the driest parts of the UK, with an average of 690 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 94% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 88% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 33 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 53% 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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