Boundary Walls Between Cedars Cottage and De Salis House and Cottage is a Grade II listed building in the Somerset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 31 May 2000. Boundary wall. 1 related planning application.

Boundary Walls Between Cedars Cottage and De Salis House and Cottage

WRENN ID
salt-steeple-spindle
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Somerset
Constituency
Wells and Mendip Hills MP: Tessa Munt (LD)
Country
England
Date first listed
31 May 2000
Type
Boundary wall
Address
Boundary Walls Between Cedars Cottage and De Salis House and Cottage, College Road, Wells
OS grid reference
ST 551 461
Coordinates
51.21295, -2.64335
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The boundary walls between Cedars Cottage and De Salis House and Cottage are likely from the 18th century, with some earlier materials possibly included. Constructed from rubble with some concrete copings, these walls partly enclose out-buildings associated with the Cathedral School premises. Starting from the left, a wall approximately 2.5 meters high connects to the quadrant of Cedars Cottage and extends to the right, rising to about 3 meters at the eaves of a hipped end outbuilding. It then drops back to around 2.5 meters at the eaves of another outbuilding near the entrance to De Salis House and Cottage, known as The Liberty. There is an opening with a pair of iron gates situated between the two sections of the wall. The total length of the wall, including the opening, is about 50 meters. These walls are an important feature along the street, located directly opposite the eastern end of The Cedars, and they play a significant role in maintaining the continuity between the properties at either end.

Local climate

Boundary Walls Between Cedars Cottage and De Salis House and Cottage receives an average of 860 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 62% 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 34 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer 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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