Railings, Gate and Wall Approximately 3 Metres North of Montpelier House is a Grade II listed building in the West Berkshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 28 February 1986. Railings, gate, wall.

Railings, Gate and Wall Approximately 3 Metres North of Montpelier House

WRENN ID
brooding-cloister-hawthorn
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
West Berkshire
Constituency
Reading West and Mid Berkshire MP: Olivia Bailey (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
28 February 1986
Type
Railings, gate, wall
Address
Railings, Gate and Wall Approximately 3 Metres North of Montpelier House, RG20 7LW
OS grid reference
SU 493 810
Coordinates
51.52605, -1.29061
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The railings, gate, and wall located approximately 3 metres north of Montpelier House were built in the 19th century. They are made of cast iron and are set on a brick wall. The structure is about 10 metres long and separates the garden from the road. It features a low brick wall topped with rails and dog rails that have a fleur de lis pattern, along with urn standards. The central gate is mounted on hanger panels with semi-circular tops that incorporate a design of crosses, circles, and spearheads.

Local climate

Railings, Gate and Wall Approximately 3 Metres North of Montpelier House sits in a drier-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 740 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 76% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 65% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 36 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 61% 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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