Terrace and garden walls and gates to Wexcombe House is a Grade II listed building in the Wiltshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 30 July 1986. A C18 Garden wall.
Terrace and garden walls and gates to Wexcombe House
- WRENN ID
- hallowed-column-tallow
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Wiltshire
- Constituency
- East Wiltshire MP: Danny Kruger (RUK)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 30 July 1986
- Type
- Garden wall
- Address
- Terrace and garden walls and gates to Wexcombe House, Marlborough, Grafton, SN8 3SQ
- OS grid reference
- SU 272 590
- Coordinates
- 51.32969, -1.61055
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The terrace and garden walls and gates at Wexcombe House, originally known as Wexcombe Manor, date from the 18th century. The terrace wall is located on the main south-east side of the house and is constructed of brick with stone copings, standing 1.8 metres high. There are brick steps located off centre, accompanied by a brick balustrade. The wall curves at both ends, featuring half-round brick copings. On the north-east side, there are gate piers and gates made of rusticated limestone ashlar. The piers are octagonal with chamfered splays, topped with heavy moulded caps and pineapple finials. The gates, dating from the 19th century, are made of cast iron and include palmette javelins and dog rails.
Local climate
Terrace and garden walls and gates to Wexcombe House receives an average of 780 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 60% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 50% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 37 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 68% of listed buildings. Of these, 16 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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