Entrance Screen, Gates and Balustrading to Forecourt of Ditchley House is a Grade II listed building in the West Oxfordshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 30 August 1988. Gate, balustrading. 6 related planning applications.
Entrance Screen, Gates and Balustrading to Forecourt of Ditchley House
- WRENN ID
- lost-alcove-larch
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- West Oxfordshire
- Constituency
- Banbury MP: Sean Woodcock (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 30 August 1988
- Type
- Gate, balustrading
- Address
- Entrance Screen, Gates and Balustrading to Forecourt of Ditchley House, Spelsbury
- OS grid reference
- SP 390 211
- Coordinates
- 51.88758, -1.43392
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The entrance screen, gates, and balustrading to the forecourt of Ditchley House date from possibly the early to mid-19th century. Constructed from limestone ashlar and wrought iron, the low iron screen sits on a dwarf wall and features central gates flanked by triangular wrought-iron piers, along with a pair of iron gates that have scrolled tops. The flanking curving stone balustrading connects to the pavilions and is made up of square balusters. Ditchley Park is also recognized in the English Heritage Historic Gardens Register at Grade II*.
Local climate
Entrance Screen, Gates and Balustrading to Forecourt of Ditchley House receives an average of 750 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 70% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 65% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 37 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 68% 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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- Related listed building consents — 6 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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