Forecourt Railings and Entrance Arch to the Manor House is a Grade II listed building in the Sevenoaks local planning authority area, England. First listed on 16 January 1975. Railings, arch. 7 related planning applications.

Forecourt Railings and Entrance Arch to the Manor House

WRENN ID
inner-ember-fog
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Sevenoaks
Constituency
Sevenoaks MP: Laura Trott (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
16 January 1975
Type
Railings, arch
Address
Forecourt Railings and Entrance Arch to the Manor House, Worships Hill, Riverhead, TN13 2AS
OS grid reference
TQ 513 560
Coordinates
51.28314, 0.1684
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

This is a nineteenth-century cast iron railing and entrance arch leading to The Manor House. The railings are substantial and decorative, set upon a low wall constructed of coursed rubble with a coped top. The wall rises in ramps at intervals. A square pier marks the north-east end of the railings, while further piers support an entrance arch at the opposite end of the forecourt.

Local climate

Forecourt Railings and Entrance Arch to the Manor House receives an average of 750 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 72% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 72% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 36 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 60% of listed buildings. Of these, 17 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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  • Sale history — 2 transactions since 1999
  • Related listed building consents — 7 applications
  • 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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