Mounting Block About 40 Metres North of Fairfield House is a Grade II listed building in the Somerset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 16 November 1984. Mounting block.

Mounting Block About 40 Metres North of Fairfield House

WRENN ID
scattered-stone-dock
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Somerset
Constituency
Tiverton and Minehead MP: Rachel Gilmour (LD)
Country
England
Date first listed
16 November 1984
Type
Mounting block
OS grid reference
ST 187 430
Coordinates
51.18065, -3.16403
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

This is a mounting block located about 40 metres north of Fairfield House, likely dating from the late 18th century. It is made of blue lias ashlar and features four steps. The mounting block is listed for its historic interest and as part of the group of farm buildings associated with Fairfield House.

Local climate

Mounting Block About 40 Metres North of Fairfield House receives an average of 900 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 68% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 76% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 22 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 77% of listed buildings. Of these, 8 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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