Walls Either Side of Entrance to Gardens Separating Them from Forecourt of Council House is a Grade II listed building in the Wiltshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 12 October 1972. Wall.

Walls Either Side of Entrance to Gardens Separating Them from Forecourt of Council House

WRENN ID
distant-alcove-claret
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Wiltshire
Constituency
Salisbury MP: John Glen (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
12 October 1972
Type
Wall
Address
Walls Either Side of Entrance to Gardens Separating Them from Forecourt of Council House, Bourne Hill, Salisbury
OS grid reference
SU 147 303
Coordinates
51.07212, -1.79083
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The walls on either side of the entrance to the gardens, which separate them from the forecourt of the Council House, date from the early to mid-18th century and are constructed of red brick. The section next to the house consists of three bays, while only one bay remains to the south of the garden entrance. The part of the wall closest to the house features three ashlar piers, with the string and plinth returning from the house and breaking forward over the piers. Each pier has block caps, which were formerly topped with urns, as indicated by the remains of the pedestals. The stone coping rises to meet the taller gate pier. A similar section of wall with a gate pier exists on the other side of the entrance, but it consists of only one bay. Of the gates, only the wrought iron standards remain attached to the gate piers, featuring a panel with a circle and scrolled finials.

Local climate

Walls Either Side of Entrance to Gardens Separating Them from Forecourt of Council House 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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