Mounting Block Immediately East of Matfield House is a Grade II listed building in the Tunbridge Wells local planning authority area, England. First listed on 24 August 1990. Mounting block.

Mounting Block Immediately East of Matfield House

WRENN ID
other-stronghold-sienna
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Tunbridge Wells
Constituency
Tunbridge Wells MP: Mike Martin (LD)
Country
England
Date first listed
24 August 1990
Type
Mounting block
Address
Mounting Block Immediately East of Matfield House, the Green, Brenchley and Matfield
OS grid reference
TQ 658 419
Coordinates
51.15264, 0.36981
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The mounting block, located immediately east of Matfield House, is likely from the 1730s and was built around the same time as Matfield House and the stable courtyard buildings. It is constructed from stone and brick, featuring four stone treads set on a brick base. A tapering timber post with a faceted finial is attached to one corner of the block and includes a tethering hook.

Local climate

Mounting Block Immediately East of Matfield 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 59% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 28 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 69% of listed buildings. Of these, 14 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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