Boundary Railings and Gates to Portway House is a Grade II listed building in the Somerset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 12 November 1953. Railings and gates.

Boundary Railings and Gates to Portway House

WRENN ID
watchful-banister-foxglove
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Somerset
Constituency
Wells and Mendip Hills MP: Tessa Munt (LD)
Country
England
Date first listed
12 November 1953
Type
Railings and gates
Address
Boundary Railings and Gates to Portway House, 7, Wells
OS grid reference
ST 545 456
Coordinates
51.2083, -2.65265
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The boundary railings and gates to Portway House, located on the west side of Portway in Wells, date from the early 19th century. They feature a low stone plinth and are made of both wrought and cast iron. The railings extend between Nos 5 and 7A, which are not included in this listing. The design includes rails with double offset tops and arched bracing standards. There is a matching pair of central gates positioned opposite the door, along with an overthrow that once supported a lamp, which may be older than the railings themselves.

Local climate

Boundary Railings and Gates to Portway House receives an average of 850 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 58% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 70% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 30 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 63% of listed buildings. Of these, 12 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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