Boundary Pier to Acton is a Grade II listed building in the Cheltenham local planning authority area, England. First listed on 26 November 1998. Boundary structure. 2 related planning applications.
Boundary Pier to Acton
- WRENN ID
- standing-chalk-crow
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Cheltenham
- Constituency
- Cheltenham MP: Max Wilkinson (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 26 November 1998
- Type
- Boundary structure
- Address
- Boundary Pier to Acton, 13, Suffolk Street, GL50 2DQ
- OS grid reference
- SO 945 216
- Coordinates
- 51.89295, -2.08081
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This boundary pier dates to around 1830. It is constructed of ashlar facing brick. The pier is square in plan and approximately 2 metres high, featuring chamfered plinths, recessed panels to the shafts, moulded cornices, and shaped caps. It forms part of the setting for Acton, No.13, and is one of a significant group of piers in Suffolk Square.
Local climate
Boundary Pier to Acton receives an average of 790 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 57% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 51% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 39 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 76% of listed buildings. Of these, 19 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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- Full EPC report — heating system, energy costs, size, glazing, construction etc.
- Sale history — 1 transaction since 2005
- 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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