Iron Railings in Front of Benskin's Brewery Site is a Grade II listed building in the Watford local planning authority area, England. First listed on 23 January 1973. Railings.

Iron Railings in Front of Benskin's Brewery Site

WRENN ID
solitary-courtyard-linden
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Watford
Constituency
Watford MP: Matt Turmaine (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
23 January 1973
Type
Railings
Address
Iron Railings in Front of Benskin's Brewery Site, High Street
OS grid reference
TQ 114 960
Coordinates
51.65214, -0.39103
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The iron railings in front of Benskin's Brewery site date from the 19th century. These cast iron railings feature Adam-style urns at regular intervals and are set on a rendered plinth wall topped with stone coping.

Local climate

Iron Railings in Front of Benskin's Brewery Site 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 31 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 61% 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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