Walling and Piers to East Side of Former Stable Yard of Halswell House, Lean to at Rear, Part Converted to Dwelling, (Grassby) is a Grade II listed building in the Somerset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 28 July 1950. Walling and piers. 20 related planning applications.

Walling and Piers to East Side of Former Stable Yard of Halswell House, Lean to at Rear, Part Converted to Dwelling, (Grassby)

WRENN ID
burning-stair-sorrel
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Somerset
Constituency
Bridgwater MP: Sir Ashley Fox (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
28 July 1950
Type
Walling and piers
Address
Walling and Piers to East Side of Former Stable Yard of Halswell House, Lean to at Rear, Part Converted to Dwelling, (Grassby), Halswell Park, Goathurst, TA5 2DH
OS grid reference
ST 253 337
Coordinates
51.09787, -3.06713
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The remains of an 18th-century brick wall with gate piers, forming part of the former stable yard of Halswell House, are located near Grassby. The wall, approximately 50 metres long, is constructed of high Flemish bond brick with a dressed stone coping. The wall is divided into 11 bays by blind, semi-circular headed recesses that create an arcade effect, with emphasised impost detailing. A central recess has broad pilasters on each side and contains a door opening, now with a panelled door and a moulded slab hood supported by cut brackets. A moulded cornice sits atop the wall. Giant rusticated brick piers with moulded stone caps flank the ends of the wall. A single-storey lean-to adjoins the rear of the wall, with a portion having been converted into a dwelling; this has resulted in five of the recesses on the front being pierced with mid-20th-century one, two and three-light casement windows with glazing bars. A short section of walling exists to the left of the left-hand gate pier, and has some crenellated capping.

Local climate

Walling and Piers to East Side of Former Stable Yard of Halswell House, Lean to at Rear, Part Converted to Dwelling, (Grassby) receives an average of 870 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 63% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 73% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 24 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 75% 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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