Forecourt Wall and Balustrade to Norwich Union Offices is a Grade II listed building in the Norwich local planning authority area, England. First listed on 8 April 1986. Public building.
Forecourt Wall and Balustrade to Norwich Union Offices
- WRENN ID
- sharp-pedestal-nightshade
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Norwich
- Constituency
- Norwich South MP: Clive Lewis (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 8 April 1986
- Type
- Public building
- Address
- Forecourt Wall and Balustrade to Norwich Union Offices, Surrey Street
- OS grid reference
- TG 230 081
- Coordinates
- 52.62517, 1.29381
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The forecourt wall and balustrade to the Norwich Union Offices, built in 1904 by G. J. Skipper, is constructed from Clipsham stone. It features columns with urns at each end and includes four piers, each adorned with a bronzed lamp standard and torch shade, which are flanked by a balustrade. Although this structure is not physically attached to the main building, it is an important visual component of the Grade I listed Norwich Union Offices.
Local climate
Forecourt Wall and Balustrade to Norwich Union Offices 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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