Walls, Gates, Piers and Railings Attached to the Chantry is a Grade II listed building in the Somerset local planning authority area, England. A 19th century Monument.
Walls, Gates, Piers and Railings Attached to the Chantry
- WRENN ID
- dusted-nave-tide
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Somerset
- Constituency
- Yeovil MP: Adam Dance (LD)
- Country
- England
- Type
- Monument
- Period
- 19th century
- OS grid reference
- ST 359 145
- Coordinates
- 50.92727, -2.91203
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The walls, gates, piers, and railings attached to The Chantry in Ilminster date from the 19th century. They are located opposite the front door of The Chantry. The tall piers are made of Ham Hill stone and feature wide moulded cornices, stepped and swept caps, and tall pyramidal finials with moulded bases and recessed panels on each side. To the north-east corner of The Chantry, a Ham Hill stone plinth curves forward to enclose the front garden and connects to a high wall on the left. The railings rise to the sides, each topped with a flat acorn-shaped finial, while the main supports also feature acorn finials. The gate has pointed-arch struts and a dipped curve at the top, resembling the railings. A high rough ashlar limestone wall encloses the L-shaped garden on the left and south sides, with rough ashlar and brick forming the rear wall to the west. The railings are similar to those that enclose the forecourt to the south of Cross House, Court Barton.
Local climate
Walls, Gates, Piers and Railings Attached to the Chantry 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 greater than that of 66% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 29 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 67% 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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