Front Boundary Wall About 4 Metres South of the Dower House is a Grade II listed building in the Somerset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 19 April 1961. Boundary wall.
Front Boundary Wall About 4 Metres South of the Dower House
- WRENN ID
- haunted-iron-onyx
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Somerset
- Constituency
- Glastonbury and Somerton MP: Sarah Dyke (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 19 April 1961
- Type
- Boundary wall
- OS grid reference
- ST 500 197
- Coordinates
- 50.97529, -2.71347
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The front boundary wall, located about 4 metres south of The Dower House on Farm Street, is likely from the 18th century. It is constructed of ham stone ashlar and features moulded coping, standing approximately 1.5 metres high. The wall has returns that connect back to the corners of the house. In front of the porch, there are square gate piers with moulded plinths, a frieze band, and cornice-type caps topped with step and ball finials, reaching nearly 3 metres high overall. There is a pair of early 20th century timber gates with wrought-iron scroll panels. At the base of the wall, there is a slightly raised stone sett path, which is the only surviving length in the heart of the village. This boundary wall complements the setting of The Dower House and the village green, as it is prominently situated at one end.
Local climate
Front Boundary Wall About 4 Metres South of the Dower House receives an average of 830 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 53% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 60% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 31 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 63% of listed buildings. Of these, 11 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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