Upper Terrace and Water Parterre in Garden at Moor Close Including Steps and Walls is a Grade II listed building in the Bracknell Forest local planning authority area, England. First listed on 14 February 2002. Terrace and garden feature.
Upper Terrace and Water Parterre in Garden at Moor Close Including Steps and Walls
- WRENN ID
- haunted-crypt-cream
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Bracknell Forest
- Constituency
- Maidenhead MP: Mr Joshua Reynolds (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 14 February 2002
- Type
- Terrace and garden feature
- Address
- Upper Terrace and Water Parterre in Garden at Moor Close Including Steps and Walls, Terrace Road South, Binfield
- OS grid reference
- SU 846 701
- Coordinates
- 51.42415, -0.78443
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The upper terrace and water parterre in the garden at Moor Close were designed in 1911 by Oliver Hill. This stone terrace is connected to the house on the south-west, south-east, and north-east sides and features multiple levels linked by stone steps and red brick retaining walls. The water parterre, located at the lowest level, consists of several differently shaped pools, each surrounded by York stone slabs.
On the right side, there is a flight of five stone steps, and on the left, a flight of seven stone steps, both leading to the upper level. The south-west side of the terrace has three semicircular flights of stone steps with six, four, and five steps. The upper level, which previously contained a sunken garden, has a stone base for a statue in the center, although the statue is missing. On either side of this base, there are flights of four and seven stone steps on the left leading out of the terrace, and two shallow steps on the right leading to the paved area next to the house. Additionally, a further flight of four steps in the north-west corner leads to the pergola and court.
Local climate
Upper Terrace and Water Parterre in Garden at Moor Close Including Steps and Walls sits in a drier-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 730 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 78% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 71% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 35 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 57% of listed buildings. Of these, 15 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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