Walls, Gate Piers, Railings and Gates to the Garden South and West of Matfield House is a Grade II* listed building in the Tunbridge Wells local planning authority area, England. First listed on 20 October 1954. Garden enclosure.
Walls, Gate Piers, Railings and Gates to the Garden South and West of Matfield House
- WRENN ID
- gilded-gable-dock
- Grade
- II*
- Local Planning Authority
- Tunbridge Wells
- Constituency
- Tunbridge Wells MP: Mike Martin (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 20 October 1954
- Type
- Garden enclosure
- Address
- Walls, Gate Piers, Railings and Gates to the Garden South and West of Matfield House, the Green, Brenchley and Matfield
- OS grid reference
- TQ 658 419
- Coordinates
- 51.15243, 0.36932
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The structure consists of garden walls, gate piers, railings, and gates located to the south and west of Matfield House, dating from the early 18th century, with some later repairs. The walls are made of brick, laid partly in English bond and partly in Flemish bond, and are complemented by iron railings and gates. The walls enclose the gardens and feature brick coping, although some sections have been replaced with concrete.
The corner piers are square in section and topped with ball finials. To the south of the house, the iron railings have square section verticals with spear finials, arranged in bays separated by wrought iron panels. The railings rise towards the central gate, which is flanked by square section brick piers with ball finials. The central gate is elaborately designed with a nowy-headed shape, framed by wrought iron panels and topped with a wrought iron overthrow. Additionally, there is a second wrought iron gate with a round-headed overthrow providing access to the garden on the east side.
Local climate
Walls, Gate Piers, Railings and Gates to the Garden South and West 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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