Large Railed Enclosure to South of Henry Franklin Tomb is a Grade II listed building in the Cotswold local planning authority area, England. First listed on 26 August 1983. Tomb enclosure.

Large Railed Enclosure to South of Henry Franklin Tomb

WRENN ID
nether-quoin-crag
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Cotswold
Constituency
North Cotswolds MP: Sir Geoffrey Clifton-Brown (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
26 August 1983
Type
Tomb enclosure
Address
Large Railed Enclosure to South of Henry Franklin Tomb, the Square, Blockley
OS grid reference
SP 164 349
Coordinates
52.01244, -1.7612
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The large railed enclosure located to the south of the Henry Franklin tomb dates from around 1857, as indicated by the tombstone of Samuel Hiron. It features cast iron railings topped with ridge spear-heads and urn finials, creating a double enclosure around the tomb.

Local climate

Large Railed Enclosure to South of Henry Franklin Tomb receives an average of 780 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 60% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 59% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 40 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 77% of listed buildings. Of these, 20 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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