Dwarf Wall and Railings Enclosing Court on Street Side is a Grade II listed building in the Dorset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 15 October 1973. Wall, railings.

Dwarf Wall and Railings Enclosing Court on Street Side

WRENN ID
ragged-wicket-wagtail
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Dorset
Constituency
North Dorset MP: Simon Hoare (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
15 October 1973
Type
Wall, railings
Address
Dwarf Wall and Railings Enclosing Court on Street Side, St James Street, Shaftesbury
OS grid reference
ST 860 226
Coordinates
51.00289, -2.20042
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

This listing describes a dwarf wall and railings that enclose a court on the street side, dating from 1615. The structure features a dwarf stone wall topped with stone coping. The railings are adorned with spear-headed finials and have square standards with urn finials placed at intervals. This dwarf wall and railings, along with the nearby properties numbered 35 to 53 (odd) and the stone setts outside numbers 35 to 39 (odd), as well as a pump located in the center of the court, collectively form a significant group.

Local climate

Dwarf Wall and Railings Enclosing Court on Street Side 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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