Iron Railings in Front of Canterbury House is a Grade II listed building in the Breckland local planning authority area, England. First listed on 1 August 1972. Railings.

Iron Railings in Front of Canterbury House

WRENN ID
strange-mullion-curlew
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Breckland
Constituency
Mid Norfolk MP: George Freeman (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
1 August 1972
Type
Railings
Address
Iron Railings in Front of Canterbury House, Market Place, Dereham
OS grid reference
TF 988 134
Coordinates
52.68246, 0.94004
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The iron railings in front of Canterbury House date from the early 19th century. They feature spear heads and urn finials on the standards. There is a notably wide central gap where some of the railings have been removed, and the overall design has a bow plan.

Local climate

Iron Railings in Front of Canterbury House receives an average of 740 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 73% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 90% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 30 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 63% 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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