Dwarf Walls and Railings to Gayton and Verna is a Grade II listed building in the Dorset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 4 October 1973. A {} Fence/wall.
Dwarf Walls and Railings to Gayton and Verna
- WRENN ID
- dark-cellar-claret
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Dorset
- Constituency
- West Dorset MP: Edward Morello (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 4 October 1973
- Type
- Fence/wall
- Period
- {}
- Address
- Dwarf Walls and Railings to Gayton and Verna, Yeovil Road, Sherborne
- OS grid reference
- ST 631 168
- Coordinates
- 50.94973, -2.52626
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Dwarf walls and railings to Gayton and Verna are 19th-century features located on the north side of Yeovil Road. The walls are constructed from rough stone rubble. The railings include sections with uprights that are looped at the top in pairs, alternating with uprights that have spear-headed finials. These structures contribute to a group value context with Shaul House and Woodview.
Local climate
Dwarf Walls and Railings to Gayton and Verna 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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- No EPC on record for this property
- Sale history — 2 transactions since 1998
- No related consent applications matched
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