Forecourt Wall to Pomarium is a Grade II listed building in the East Hertfordshire local planning authority area, England. Forecourt wall.

Forecourt Wall to Pomarium

WRENN ID
final-footing-moss
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
East Hertfordshire
Constituency
Hertford and Stortford MP: Josh Dean (Lab)
Country
England
Type
Forecourt wall
Address
Forecourt Wall to Pomarium, Hertford
OS grid reference
TL 333 145
Coordinates
51.81383, -0.06636
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The forecourt wall to Pomarium is a stable yard screen wall that now serves as the forecourt wall to a house in a former stable block, dating from the 18th century. It is constructed of yellow brick and features carved Portland stone finials on the piers, along with York stone coping on top of the wall. The wall stands 2.5 meters high and is 50 centimeters thick, with a stepped plinth. At the top, there is a three-course oversailing band. The central gateway is flanked by wide square piers that are taller than the wall itself, and there are two smaller arched gateways on either side of the wall. These smaller gateways have heavy block rustication in brick and a Portland stone step. The central piers include a projecting brick band that continues the top band of the wall, and they are topped with elaborate stonework that features a moulded base supporting a large carved stone pineapple. Heavy boarded doors are installed in the arched openings.

Local climate

Forecourt Wall to Pomarium 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 88% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 84% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 33 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 55% 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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