Commemorative Arch Set in Wall on East Side of Front Garden of Nos 21 and 21a is a Grade II listed building in the Wiltshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 12 October 1972. Commemorative arch.

Commemorative Arch Set in Wall on East Side of Front Garden of Nos 21 and 21a

WRENN ID
spare-bastion-thistle
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Wiltshire
Constituency
Salisbury MP: John Glen (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
12 October 1972
Type
Commemorative arch
Address
Commemorative Arch Set in Wall on East Side of Front Garden of Nos 21 and 21a, the Close, Salisbury
OS grid reference
SU 143 296
Coordinates
51.06607, -1.79633
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

This is a commemorative arch set in the wall on the east side of the front garden of Nos 21 and 21A in The Close. The arch, which dates from 1830, is pointed and partly rendered, built into an old stone rubble wall made of brick. It is tall and features chamfering. At the base of the arch, there is a low wall with a panel that contains a dedication by W. Lyle Bowles to his predecessor, Canon William Cox. All the listed buildings in The Close form an outstanding group.

Local climate

Commemorative Arch Set in Wall on East Side of Front Garden of Nos 21 and 21a receives an average of 790 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 58% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 60% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 30 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 63% of listed buildings. Of these, 13 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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