Garden Wall Surrounding Herons, and Extending South Along the Rear of the Rectory Garden, North to the North Boundary of Thatch, and Running Along the North Side of Thatch's Garden (Ending at Garage) is a Grade II listed building in the Dorset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 10 March 1986. Wall.

Garden Wall Surrounding Herons, and Extending South Along the Rear of the Rectory Garden, North to the North Boundary of Thatch, and Running Along the North Side of Thatch's Garden (Ending at Garage)

WRENN ID
hollow-oriel-lake
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Dorset
Constituency
South Dorset MP: Lloyd Hatton (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
10 March 1986
Type
Wall
OS grid reference
SY 962 819
Coordinates
50.63722, -2.05383
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

Garden wall, originally belonging to Morton's House. Probably late 18th century. Brick wall, mainly in rat-trap bond, with buttresses at intervals and flat stone capping.

The section dividing Herons and the Rectory has a rectangular opening with stone quoins. The wall above the opening is raised, forming a pediment, with a carved stone crowned bird (possibly a crane) on each side.

East of this, the wall is replaced by a series of freestanding brick piers with flat caps and stone urn finials.

The entrance to Herons, set diagonally at the junction of the west and south walls, has a pair of rectangular brick gatepiers (gates missing) with flat caps and carved stone birds (possibly eagles).

At the north end of the west boundary wall of Herons, the wall steps out to enclose a potting shed, which is not of special interest.

The east wall at its north end has a lower section south of Orchard Cottage which steps up to the south and ramps up over a bricked-up, timber-lintelled opening (the top course and coping removed). To the south is an inserted opening. To the north, the wall forms the rear wall of Orchard Cottage's garage (built circa 1970) and has been heightened in breeze-block. This part and the rest of the wall running northwards, which has been rebuilt (probably circa 1970) in whitish brick, is not of special interest.

The north wall ramps up westwards, with the old wall terminating at the circa 1980 garage of Thatch (not of special interest).

This is an interesting example of brickwork.

Local climate

Garden Wall Surrounding Herons, and Extending South Along the Rear of the Rectory Garden, North to the North Boundary of Thatch, and Running Along the North Side of Thatch's Garden (Ending at Garage) receives an average of 770 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 64% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 75% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 9 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 91% of listed buildings. Of these, 4 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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