Giant Terrace to South of the Manor House is a Grade II listed building in the Cotswold local planning authority area, England. First listed on 25 August 1960. Terrace.

Giant Terrace to South of the Manor House

WRENN ID
gilded-bronze-indigo
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Cotswold
Constituency
North Cotswolds MP: Sir Geoffrey Clifton-Brown (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
25 August 1960
Type
Terrace
Address
Giant Terrace to South of the Manor House, Lower Street, Blockley
OS grid reference
SP 165 348
Coordinates
52.01213, -1.76099
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The Giant Terrace to the south of The Manor House dates from the 17th century, with possible earlier origins, and was restored in the 19th century. It features large retaining walls on the east and south sides, constructed of drystone rubble and supported by weathered buttresses.

Local climate

Giant Terrace to South of the Manor House 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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