Railings About 3 Metres South and East of Shepherd's House is a Grade II listed building in the Maidstone local planning authority area, England. First listed on 23 March 1987. Railings.
Railings About 3 Metres South and East of Shepherd's House
- WRENN ID
- fossil-copper-bistre
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Maidstone
- Constituency
- Weald of Kent MP: Katie Lam (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 23 March 1987
- Type
- Railings
- OS grid reference
- TQ 744 446
- Coordinates
- 51.17408, 0.49458
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
These railings, dating from the 19th century, are made of painted iron and stand about 1 metre high. They feature spear-head designs with vase newels and extend across the front of Shepherd's House, stopping short of the left end, before returning north along the east side of the house. This return section marks the boundary between the garden and the footpath that runs between the street and the churchyard. There is a low gate located opposite the front door and another gate opposite the rear door of the house.
Local climate
Railings About 3 Metres South and East of Shepherd's House receives an average of 740 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 75% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 60% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 26 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 72% of listed buildings. Of these, 12 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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