Northern Section of Forecourt Wall and Part of Northern Terrace at Nuneham House is a Grade II listed building in the South Oxfordshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 19 August 1986. A C19 Wall and balustrading.

Northern Section of Forecourt Wall and Part of Northern Terrace at Nuneham House

WRENN ID
lesser-stair-clover
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
South Oxfordshire
Constituency
Didcot and Wantage MP: Olly Glover (LD)
Country
England
Date first listed
19 August 1986
Type
Wall and balustrading
Address
Northern Section of Forecourt Wall and Part of Northern Terrace at Nuneham House, Nuneham Courtenay
OS grid reference
SU 540 981
Coordinates
51.67931, -1.21904
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The northern section of the forecourt wall and part of the northern terrace at Nuneham House is a wall and balustrading, likely built in the early 19th century. It is constructed of limestone ashlar and measures approximately 10 meters long. The low wall features a plain coping and runs between square piers, connecting to a higher section that flanks the entrance to the northern terrace. This section also includes a 7-meter length of balustrading with a short return to the west. The piers of the balustrading are topped with stone balls and urns. This structure is included for its group value, as Nuneham Park is listed in the HBMC County Register of Gardens at Grade I.

Local climate

Northern Section of Forecourt Wall and Part of Northern Terrace at Nuneham House sits in a drier-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 730 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 80% 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 34 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 52% of listed buildings. Of these, 15 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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