Finial on Plinth in Sunken Yew Enclosure Beside North West Corner of Mottisfont Abbey is a Grade II listed building in the Test Valley local planning authority area, England. First listed on 11 April 1986. Finial. 1 related planning application.
Finial on Plinth in Sunken Yew Enclosure Beside North West Corner of Mottisfont Abbey
- WRENN ID
- small-nave-equinox
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Test Valley
- Constituency
- Romsey and Southampton North MP: Caroline Nokes (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 11 April 1986
- Type
- Finial
- Address
- Finial on Plinth in Sunken Yew Enclosure Beside North West Corner of Mottisfont Abbey, SO51 0LP
- OS grid reference
- SU 326 269
- Coordinates
- 51.0412, -1.53529
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This description refers to a finial located on a baluster pedestal in a sunken yew enclosure beside the northwest corner of Mottisfont Abbey. The finial dates from the 18th century and is made of lead, sitting atop a stone pedestal. The pedestal features a moulded stone baluster and is topped by a lead urn with foliated designs, which is further topped by a foliated finial. Originally, this finial was positioned on top of the northern wall, where there was a pair of similar finials, although ball finials are now present at the other end.
Local climate
Finial on Plinth in Sunken Yew Enclosure Beside North West Corner of Mottisfont Abbey receives an average of 790 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 58% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 60% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 29 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 68% 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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- Related listed building consents — 1 application
- 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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