Forecourt Walls and Railings to Number 796 (Percy House) is a Grade II* listed building in the Haringey local planning authority area, England. First listed on 22 July 1949. A Early Modern Walls and railings. 2 related planning applications.
Forecourt Walls and Railings to Number 796 (Percy House)
- WRENN ID
- spare-gable-auburn
- Grade
- II*
- Local Planning Authority
- Haringey
- Constituency
- Tottenham MP: Mr David Lammy (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 22 July 1949
- Type
- Walls and railings
- Period
- Early Modern
- Address
- Forecourt Walls and Railings to Number 796 (Percy House), High Road, N17 0DH
- OS grid reference
- TQ 338 913
- Coordinates
- 51.60537, -0.06796
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The forecourt walls and railings to Number 796, known as Percy House, are early 18th century or late 17th century structures located on the east side of High Road in Tottenham. The walls are made of brown brick and are positioned on either side of the forecourt, with similar but lower walls in front that support plain wrought iron railings. At the outer corners, there are tall brick piers, while the center features a pair of taller rusticated stone piers topped with cornices and ball finials. The piers have scrolled abutments. An ornamental wrought iron gate with side panels and an overthrow completes the entrance. The buildings numbered 790 to 802 (even) and the walls and railings to Number 796 form a cohesive group.
Local climate
Forecourt Walls and Railings to Number 796 (Percy House) 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 99% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 29 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 66% 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
- No sale records on file
- 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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