Dwarf Wall, Gates, Overthrow and Railings to the Congregational Chapel is a Grade II listed building in the Dorset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 4 October 1973. Dwarf wall and gates.
Dwarf Wall, Gates, Overthrow and Railings to the Congregational Chapel
- WRENN ID
- still-wattle-tallow
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Dorset
- Constituency
- West Dorset MP: Edward Morello (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 4 October 1973
- Type
- Dwarf wall and gates
- Address
- Dwarf Wall, Gates, Overthrow and Railings to the Congregational Chapel, Long Street, Sherborne
- OS grid reference
- ST 640 165
- Coordinates
- 50.94744, -2.51359
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The dwarf wall, gates, overthrow, and railings to the Congregational Chapel date from 1816. The structure features a stone dwarf wall with railings that have uprights topped with spear-headed finials. The gates are flanked by square fluted standards, each topped with urn finials. The double gates have uprights that are set in an inverted curve and also feature spear-headed finials. Above the gates is a curved flat overthrow with inset scroll panelling and square lamp brackets. The ironwork is attributed to R Sprak(?)er of Bridport. This site is part of a group that includes the Congregational Chapel, a school room to the south, Cromwell, Belmont, Wistaria House, and additional dwarf walls and railings at Thorn Bank.
Local climate
Dwarf Wall, Gates, Overthrow and Railings to the Congregational Chapel receives an average of 840 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 55% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 65% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 30 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 64% of listed buildings. Of these, 12 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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