Garden Balustrade to Nos 1-15 Wellswood Park is a Grade II listed building in the Torbay local planning authority area, England. First listed on 10 January 1975. Balustrade. 8 related planning applications.
Garden Balustrade to Nos 1-15 Wellswood Park
- WRENN ID
- final-thatch-alder
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Torbay
- Constituency
- Torbay MP: Steve Darling (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 10 January 1975
- Type
- Balustrade
- Address
- Garden Balustrade to Nos 1-15 Wellswood Park, Wellswood Park Road, TQ1 2QB
- OS grid reference
- SX 930 640
- Coordinates
- 50.46654, -3.50797
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This balustrade dates to 1853 and was designed by the Harvey brothers as part of the landscaping for Wellswood Park. It surrounds the private park, which extends to approximately three acres, and fronts the Wellswood Park terraces. The balustrade stands on a low plinth constructed of snecked local grey limestone, topped with a moulded coping. Above the plinth is a balustrade featuring interlaced circular patterns with faceted blocks at the joints. A coped moulded handrail sits above the balustrade. Piers are spaced at intervals and have round-headed sunk panels with faceted block decoration, culminating in moulded oversailing caps with rounded tops. Two piers retain remnants of pineapple finials. The balustrade is a significant feature contributing to the overall design and group value of the Grade II* Wellswood Park terrace.
Local climate
Garden Balustrade to Nos 1-15 Wellswood Park receives an average of 870 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 64% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 83% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 11 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 90% 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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- Full EPC report — heating system, energy costs, size, glazing, construction etc.
- Sale history — 6 transactions since 1999
- Related listed building consents — 8 applications
- Detailed attributes — period, style, materials, features
- 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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