Brick Parapet in Blake Gardens Along the Riverbank is a Grade II listed building in the Somerset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 16 December 1974. Parapet.

Brick Parapet in Blake Gardens Along the Riverbank

WRENN ID
open-grate-fog
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Somerset
Constituency
Bridgwater MP: Sir Ashley Fox (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
16 December 1974
Type
Parapet
Address
Brick Parapet in Blake Gardens Along the Riverbank, Binford Place, Bridgwater
OS grid reference
ST 301 368
Coordinates
51.12707, -3.00006
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The brick parapet in Blake Gardens along the riverbank in Bridgwater dates from around 1898. It is constructed in English bond brick with stone coping, cornices, and panels. The wall stands approximately 1.5 meters high and spans about 15 meters between two substantial cuboidal piers, which are slightly taller than the wall. These piers feature stone blocks at the top, adorned with dentilled cornices and stone sunk panels that are edged with egg-and-dart moulding. The center of the wall has a wide sloping buttress that supports a plaque. Blake Gardens were acquired by the Corporation from R C Else in 1898.

Local climate

Brick Parapet in Blake Gardens Along the Riverbank receives an average of 830 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 55% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 65% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 26 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 72% of listed buildings. Of these, 9 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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