Forecourt Wall, Railings, Gates and Piers Immediately North of Lion House is a Grade II listed building in the East Devon local planning authority area, England. First listed on 14 April 1983. Forecourt wall. 2 related planning applications.
Forecourt Wall, Railings, Gates and Piers Immediately North of Lion House
- WRENN ID
- mired-cornice-bittern
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- East Devon
- Constituency
- Exmouth and Exeter East MP: David Reed (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 14 April 1983
- Type
- Forecourt wall
- Address
- Forecourt Wall, Railings, Gates and Piers Immediately North of Lion House, Fore Street Hill, Budleigh Salterton, EX9 6PE
- OS grid reference
- SY 066 819
- Coordinates
- 50.62985, -3.32115
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The forecourt wall, railings, gates, and piers located immediately north of Lion House date from the mid-19th century and were built at the same time as Lion House. The structure features a low wall surrounding the forecourt, complemented by iron railings and end piers that are adorned with lions in a reclining position. At the center, there are iron gates flanked by gate-piers, which are topped with pineapples. This structure is included for its group value with Lion House.
Local climate
Forecourt Wall, Railings, Gates and Piers Immediately North of Lion House receives an average of 800 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 55% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 75% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 16 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 84% of listed buildings. Of these, 6 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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- No EPC on record for this property
- Sale history — 1 transaction since 2023
- Related listed building consents — 2 applications
- Detailed attributes — period, style, materials, features
- Flood risk assessment
- Radon risk assessment
- Weather exposure and heating demand — rain and frost month by month and year by year, wind direction, solar and humidity
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