Dwarf Wall Railings and Gates to Sheerness Cottage, Cann Court and Knapp Villa. Gate Piers Flanking South West Entrance to Knapp Villa is a Grade II listed building in the Dorset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 15 October 1973. Gate piers, railings.
Dwarf Wall Railings and Gates to Sheerness Cottage, Cann Court and Knapp Villa. Gate Piers Flanking South West Entrance to Knapp Villa
- WRENN ID
- guardian-gutter-root
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Dorset
- Constituency
- North Dorset MP: Simon Hoare (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 15 October 1973
- Type
- Gate piers, railings
- Address
- Dwarf Wall Railings and Gates to Sheerness Cottage, Cann Court and Knapp Villa. Gate Piers Flanking South West Entrance to Knapp Villa, Salisbury Road, Shaftesbury, SP7 8NW
- OS grid reference
- ST 869 225
- Coordinates
- 51.00256, -2.18742
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Dwarf wall railings and gates to Sheerness Cottage, Cann Court, and Knapp Villa were constructed in the 19th century. The dwarf wall is made of stone rubble with a coping, and the railings feature fleur-de-lys finials. The wall, railings, and gates, which have similar ironwork, extend in front of Sheerness Cottage and continue around Cann Court on the north and east sides, reaching the entrance to Knapp Villa on the east side. From there, the wall and railings wrap around the corner to the south-west entrance of Knapp Villa. This entrance is flanked by a pair of stone gate piers with rounded capping, and the gates display a pattern of ironwork that matches the railings. The dwarf wall, railings, gates, and gate piers, along with nearby structures, form a cohesive group.
Local climate
Dwarf Wall Railings and Gates to Sheerness Cottage, Cann Court and Knapp Villa. Gate Piers Flanking South West Entrance to Knapp Villa 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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