Forecourt Wall, Gate and Gate Piers to Chester House and Magnolia House is a Grade II listed building in the Norwich local planning authority area, England. First listed on 8 April 1986. Forecourt wall and gate. 1 related planning application.
Forecourt Wall, Gate and Gate Piers to Chester House and Magnolia House
- WRENN ID
- scarred-newel-fen
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Norwich
- Constituency
- Norwich South MP: Clive Lewis (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 8 April 1986
- Type
- Forecourt wall and gate
- Address
- Forecourt Wall, Gate and Gate Piers to Chester House and Magnolia House, Chester Place, NR2 3DG
- OS grid reference
- TG 221 086
- Coordinates
- 52.6299, 1.28174
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The forecourt wall, gate, and gate piers to Chester House and Magnolia House date from the mid to late 19th century. The structure features pairs of yellow brick gate piers that have moulded brick and stone caps, which flank dwarf brick walls. The gate leading to Chester House is made of wood and is adorned with elaborate cast iron panels. This listing is included for its group value.
Local climate
Forecourt Wall, Gate and Gate Piers to Chester House and Magnolia House 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 95% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 24 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 75% of listed buildings. Of these, 13 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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- No EPC on record for this property
- Sale history — 3 transactions since 2001
- Related listed building consents — 1 application
- Detailed attributes — period, style, materials, features
- Flood risk assessment
- Radon risk assessment
- Weather exposure and heating demand — rain and frost month by month and year by year, wind direction, solar and humidity
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