Wall Surrounding Garden to Rear of Former Commissioners House is a Grade II* listed building in the Medway local planning authority area, England. First listed on 13 August 1999. A C18 Garden wall.

Wall Surrounding Garden to Rear of Former Commissioners House

WRENN ID
proud-pediment-hawthorn
Grade
II*
Local Planning Authority
Medway
Constituency
Rochester and Strood MP: Lauren Edwards (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
13 August 1999
Type
Garden wall
Address
Wall Surrounding Garden to Rear of Former Commissioners House, Main Gate Road
OS grid reference
TQ 759 690
Coordinates
51.393, 0.52732
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The wall surrounding the garden at the rear of the former Commissioner's House in Chatham Dockyard is a significant structure dating from the mid to late 18th century. It is built of English bond brick and features a coped design. The wall includes entrances on the south and east sides, each adorned with shallow pediments and piers topped with ball finials. This wall extends from the accommodation for the Commissioner's staff to the Cashier's Office, enclosing the garden area of the Commissioner's House. It is an important element within this notably complete Georgian dockyard.

Local climate

Wall Surrounding Garden to Rear of Former Commissioners House sits in a drier-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 720 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 84% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 74% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 23 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 76% of listed buildings. Of these, 11 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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