Forecourt Wall, Rails, Piers and Gate of No 55 is a Grade II listed building in the Wiltshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 12 October 1972. Boundary feature.

Forecourt Wall, Rails, Piers and Gate of No 55

WRENN ID
former-pedestal-gold
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Wiltshire
Constituency
Salisbury MP: John Glen (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
12 October 1972
Type
Boundary feature
Address
Forecourt Wall, Rails, Piers and Gate of No 55, the Close, Salisbury
OS grid reference
SU 141 297
Coordinates
51.06674, -1.79883
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The forecourt wall, rails, piers, and gate of No. 55, located in The Close, date back to 1594. The structure features a dwarf brick wall that curves out from the house, complemented by square stone rusticated corner piers with moulded caps. In front of the entrance, there are plain wrought iron rails and a gate. This building is part of a remarkable group of listed buildings in The Close.

Local climate

Forecourt Wall, Rails, Piers and Gate of No 55 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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