Railings About 3 Metres 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 East of Shepherd's House

WRENN ID
swift-passage-myrtle
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
51.17417, 0.49462
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

These railings, located about 3 metres east of Shepherd's House, date from the 19th century and are made of painted iron. They feature fleur-de-lys designs and newels, standing approximately 1 metre high. The railings extend northward from the street for about 15 metres and mark the eastern edge of a footpath that runs between the street and the churchyard. They are included for their group value with nearby structures.

Local climate

Railings About 3 Metres 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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