Wall Enclosing Garden to Cliff House on South, East and West Sides, and Gate Piers is a Grade II listed building in the Dorset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 15 October 1973. Wall.

Wall Enclosing Garden to Cliff House on South, East and West Sides, and Gate Piers

WRENN ID
outer-pillar-tallow
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Dorset
Constituency
North Dorset MP: Simon Hoare (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
15 October 1973
Type
Wall
Address
Wall Enclosing Garden to Cliff House on South, East and West Sides, and Gate Piers, Breach Lane, Shaftesbury
OS grid reference
ST 857 225
Coordinates
51.00204, -2.20452
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The wall enclosing the garden to Cliff House dates from 1615 and is situated on the south, east, and west sides. It is constructed of stone rubble. The entrance to the garden is located on the south side and is flanked by small gate piers made of rough ashlar, which feature coved capping.

Local climate

Wall Enclosing Garden to Cliff House on South, East and West Sides, and Gate Piers receives an average of 830 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 53% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 58% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 35 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 59% 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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