Boundary and Garden Walls to the Old Rectory is a Grade II listed building in the Dorset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 10 October 1985. Boundary wall, garden wall.

Boundary and Garden Walls to the Old Rectory

WRENN ID
dim-corbel-azure
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Dorset
Constituency
North Dorset MP: Simon Hoare (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
10 October 1985
Type
Boundary wall, garden wall
Address
Boundary and Garden Walls to the Old Rectory, Anderson
OS grid reference
SY 881 973
Coordinates
50.77572, -2.16985
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The boundary and garden walls to The Old Rectory date from the early to mid-19th century. The front wall, facing the road, is made of brick and features square gatepiers topped with weathered caps, along with a plain timber gate at the front entrance. There is also an entrance to the rear yard at the west end, which has brick piers. The rear and side garden walls are constructed of cob and are topped with tiled cresting. These walls are included for their group value.

Local climate

Boundary and Garden Walls to the Old Rectory 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 68% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 17 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 84% of listed buildings. Of these, 6 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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