Gateway on North West Corner of Old House, King's School is a Grade II listed building in the Somerset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 29 August 1984. Gateway.

Gateway on North West Corner of Old House, King's School

WRENN ID
dim-crypt-sunrise
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Somerset
Constituency
Glastonbury and Somerton MP: Sarah Dyke (LD)
Country
England
Date first listed
29 August 1984
Type
Gateway
Address
Gateway on North West Corner of Old House, King's School, Plox, Bruton
OS grid reference
ST 683 347
Coordinates
51.11109, -2.45356
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The gateway located at the northwest corner of the Old House at King's School is likely from the early 19th century. It is constructed of Doulting stone ashlar and features a four-centre moulded archway set on a plinth. The archway has a square label with shields in the spandrils that display the dolphin of Fitzjames of Redlynch, who were the founders of the free school. Above the archway, there is a plain rectangular plaque that reads "Hanc Scholam/AC MDXX/Privata munificentia causa/restituit/Edwardus VI Rex." This is topped by a string course and a battlemented parapet with a return.

Local climate

Gateway on North West Corner of Old House, King's School receives an average of 860 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 60% 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 34 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 52% of listed buildings. Of these, 14 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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