Wall Along Street, in Front of the Old Rectory and the Chantry, and Gate Piers is a Grade II listed building in the Dorset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 31 July 1984. Wall.

Wall Along Street, in Front of the Old Rectory and the Chantry, and Gate Piers

WRENN ID
vacant-newel-bracken
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Dorset
Constituency
West Dorset MP: Edward Morello (LD)
Country
England
Date first listed
31 July 1984
Type
Wall
Address
Wall Along Street, in Front of the Old Rectory and the Chantry, and Gate Piers, Tower Hill, Netherbury
OS grid reference
SY 469 993
Coordinates
50.79172, -2.75347
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

This is a wall dating from the 18th century, located along the street in front of the Old Rectory and the Chantry, with gate piers. It is constructed of rubble-stone and features coping stones. The wall ramps at the corners in front of the Chantry and at the central gate piers, which have reset ball-finials. There are steps that rise vertically at the boundary with the Old Rectory. The wall measures approximately 80 metres in total length and varies in height from 4 feet on the left side (south) to 9 feet on the right side.

Local climate

Wall Along Street, in Front of the Old Rectory and the Chantry, and Gate Piers receives an average of 790 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 58% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 71% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 25 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 73% of listed buildings. Of these, 9 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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