Railings, Piers and Gates Attached to South-West of Stables of Fontmell Parva House is a Grade II listed building in the Dorset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 12 October 1960. Railings, piers, gates.
Railings, Piers and Gates Attached to South-West of Stables of Fontmell Parva House
- WRENN ID
- patient-pediment-thrush
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Dorset
- Constituency
- North Dorset MP: Simon Hoare (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 12 October 1960
- Type
- Railings, piers, gates
- OS grid reference
- ST 826 145
- Coordinates
- 50.93007, -2.2483
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The railings, piers, and gates attached to the south-west of the stables of Fontmell Parva House date from the 18th century. They feature wrought-iron gates and railings set on dwarf brick walls topped with ashlar copings. The end piers are made of ashlar and have moulded cornices and ball finials. The railings include intermediate panels with scrollwork, and the gate has a scrollwork overthrow. The uprights are topped with spike finials, and the gate displays the St Loe arms.
Local climate
Railings, Piers and Gates Attached to South-West of Stables of Fontmell Parva House receives an average of 810 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 52% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 63% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 25 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 73% of listed buildings. Of these, 10 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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