Small Alcove at North Side of Garden Opposite No 5 is a Grade II listed building in the Wiltshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 23 August 1974. Alcove.

Small Alcove at North Side of Garden Opposite No 5

WRENN ID
solemn-wattle-cobweb
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Wiltshire
Constituency
Melksham and Devizes MP: Brian Mathew (LD)
Country
England
Date first listed
23 August 1974
Type
Alcove
Address
Small Alcove at North Side of Garden Opposite No 5, St Margaret's Place, Bradford-On-Avon
OS grid reference
ST 826 607
Coordinates
51.34533, -2.25062
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The small alcove located on the north side of the garden opposite No. 5 St Margaret's Place is likely from the 18th century. It is constructed of ashlar stone with banded rustication and features an entablature on top. The south side of the alcove has a small semi-circular arched recess that contains a garden seat. This alcove is part of a group that includes Nos 34 St Margaret's Hill and all the listed buildings in St Margaret's Place.

Local climate

Small Alcove at North Side of Garden Opposite No 5 receives an average of 870 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 63% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 68% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 34 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 53% of listed buildings. Of these, 15 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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