Front Boundary Wall and Railings About 4 Metres East of the Grange is a Grade II listed building in the Somerset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 28 April 1987. Boundary wall, railings.
Front Boundary Wall and Railings About 4 Metres East of the Grange
- WRENN ID
- former-cloister-rook
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Somerset
- Constituency
- Glastonbury and Somerton MP: Sarah Dyke (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 28 April 1987
- Type
- Boundary wall, railings
- OS grid reference
- ST 461 190
- Coordinates
- 50.96819, -2.76884
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The front boundary wall and railings, located about 4 meters east of The Grange on Water Street, date from the 18th and 19th centuries. The boundary wall is made of Ham stone ashlar and stands approximately 2.5 meters high, featuring plain thin copings. At the south end, there are rusticated gate piers topped with stepped pyramidal caps. The railings across the front of The Grange are about 700 millimeters high, set on a sunken stone base, and consist of waisted and pointed square rails with tall cast-iron standards, which are approximately 1.2 meters apart. These standards are designed as thin balusters topped with urn finials that are about 1 meter tall, with linking chains running over the railings. The return to the south-east corner of the house has arrowhead railings, while the return to the north-east corner features a high ashlar wall with a rusticated pier and a later pair of gates opposite the door. To the north, there are curved sweeps leading to a gateway without piers, which leads to the Vicarage, although this is not included in the listing. Overall, the boundary wall and railings enhance the setting of The Grange and contribute positively to the streetscape.
Local climate
Front Boundary Wall and Railings About 4 Metres East of the Grange receives an average of 820 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 51% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 60% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 31 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 62% 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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