Fordington House. Entrance Gates is a Grade II* listed building in the Dorset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 8 May 1950. House, entrance gates. 4 related planning applications.

Fordington House. Entrance Gates

WRENN ID
tenth-chalk-frost
Grade
II*
Local Planning Authority
Dorset
Constituency
West Dorset MP: Edward Morello (LD)
Country
England
Date first listed
8 May 1950
Type
House, entrance gates
Address
Fordington House. Entrance Gates, Icen Way, Dorchester, DT1 1NP
OS grid reference
SY 698 902
Coordinates
50.71102, -2.42835
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

Fordington House entrance gates are dated to the mid-18th century. They consist of ashlar piers topped with ball finials. The house itself is stuccoed and two storeys with attics. The facade features seven sash windows with glazing bars, with three windows in the centre being cased. The central three bays project slightly and are topped by a modillioned pediment. An eaves cornice displays modillions and an egg-and-dart moulding. The attic dormers are flanked by half-columns. An early 19th century west wing, two storeys high with seven windows and a trellis verandah, is constructed of red brick to the north side. Fordington House forms a notable group with other listed buildings along the east side of Kings Road and the farm buildings on Athelstan Road.

Local climate

Fordington House. Entrance Gates 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 77% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 13 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 88% of listed buildings. Of these, 5 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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  • Sale history — 4 transactions since 2014
  • Related listed building consents — 4 applications
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  • Flood risk assessment
  • Radon risk assessment
  • Weather exposure and heating demand — rain and frost month by month and year by year, wind direction, solar and humidity
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