Boundary Wall Enclosing Grounds to Cottage Green on South and East Sides; Gate Piers and Gates is a Grade II listed building in the Dorset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 15 October 1973. Boundary wall.
Boundary Wall Enclosing Grounds to Cottage Green on South and East Sides; Gate Piers and Gates
- WRENN ID
- distant-iron-winter
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Dorset
- Constituency
- North Dorset MP: Simon Hoare (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 15 October 1973
- Type
- Boundary wall
- Address
- Boundary Wall Enclosing Grounds to Cottage Green on South and East Sides; Gate Piers and Gates, St James Street, Shaftesbury, SP7 8HL
- OS grid reference
- ST 856 223
- Coordinates
- 51.00074, -2.20521
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The boundary wall enclosing the grounds to Cottage Green dates from 1615 and is located on the south and east sides. It is constructed of stone rubble and stands approximately 5 to 6 feet high, with a much higher section featuring rendered coping on the south side. The wall forms quadrant wings at the entrance, and the gates consist of pairs of uprights that are curved at the top. There are some breaches in the wall on the south side. This structure is contemporary with the house.
Local climate
Boundary Wall Enclosing Grounds to Cottage Green on South and East Sides; Gate Piers and Gates 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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