Postal Wall Box at Drake's Farmhouse is a Grade II listed building in the Somerset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 30 November 1987. Postal wall box.

Postal Wall Box at Drake's Farmhouse

WRENN ID
eternal-marble-soot
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Somerset
Constituency
Yeovil MP: Adam Dance (LD)
Country
England
Date first listed
30 November 1987
Type
Postal wall box
Address
Postal Wall Box at Drake's Farmhouse, Wambrook
OS grid reference
ST 292 086
Coordinates
50.8726, -3.00697
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The postal wall box at Drake's Farmhouse was created between 1861 and 1871 by Smith and Hawkes of Birmingham for the Post Office. It is made of painted cast iron and is set into the wall of Drake's Farmhouse. This wall box is one of the earliest examples of its kind, which is why it has been listed for its historic interest.

Local climate

Postal Wall Box at Drake's Farmhouse receives an average of 790 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 56% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 65% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 30 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 65% of listed buildings. Of these, 11 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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