Arch in Garden to South of Abbey House is a Grade II* listed building in the Wiltshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 1 July 1976. Garden ornament.

Arch in Garden to South of Abbey House

WRENN ID
salt-latch-lichen
Grade
II*
Local Planning Authority
Wiltshire
Constituency
South Cotswolds MP: Dr Roz Savage (LD)
Country
England
Date first listed
1 July 1976
Type
Garden ornament
Address
Arch in Garden to South of Abbey House, Market Cross, Malmesbury
OS grid reference
ST 933 873
Coordinates
51.58492, -2.09741
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The arch in the garden to the south of Abbey House is a mid-16th century structure that has been reset as a garden ornament. It incorporates 12th-century carved masonry from the Abbey church. Made of limestone ashlar, the arch features a round head with Norman chevron voussoirs and has a short length of moulding above.

Local climate

Arch in Garden to South of Abbey House receives an average of 800 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 53% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 52% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 35 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 56% 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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