Forecourt Wall, with Iron Balustrade of Seckford Hospital is a Grade II listed building in the East Suffolk local planning authority area, England. First listed on 20 December 1971. Forecourt wall. 2 related planning applications.
Forecourt Wall, with Iron Balustrade of Seckford Hospital
- WRENN ID
- lunar-timber-martin
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- East Suffolk
- Constituency
- Suffolk Coastal MP: Jenny Riddell-Carpenter (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 20 December 1971
- Type
- Forecourt wall
- Address
- Forecourt Wall, with Iron Balustrade of Seckford Hospital, Seckford Street, Woodbridge, IP12 4LY
- OS grid reference
- TM 265 491
- Coordinates
- 52.09413, 1.3062
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The forecourt wall of Seckford Hospital, located on the north side of Seckford Street, was constructed in 1852. It features a red brick and stone wall with steps and entrances at each end. The ornamental cast iron balustrade and gates, designed by James Noble in 1842, are notable for their wide frontage and continuous design, which includes massive scrolls.
Local climate
Forecourt Wall, with Iron Balustrade of Seckford Hospital sits in one of the driest parts of the UK, with an average of 680 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 99% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 61% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 18 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 82% of listed buildings. Of these, 9 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 — 2 transactions since 2001
- Related listed building consents — 2 applications
- 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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