Knowle House, and Front Boundary Railings is a Grade II listed building in the Somerset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 18 March 1986. House.

Knowle House, and Front Boundary Railings

WRENN ID
dusted-flint-wagtail
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Somerset
Constituency
Glastonbury and Somerton MP: Sarah Dyke (LD)
Country
England
Date first listed
18 March 1986
Type
House
Address
Knowle House, and Front Boundary Railings, South Street, Castle Cary, South Somerset
OS grid reference
ST 637 317
Coordinates
51.08411, -2.51928
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

Knowle House is a semi-detached house dating from the early 19th century. It is constructed from small Cary stone rubble that is uncoursed, with larger stones used for the quoins. The house features a Welsh slate roof with plain gables and brick chimney stacks. It stands two storeys high and has two bays. The sash windows have 16 panes and are set under timber lintels, with the lower windows being larger. The lower bay 1 has a 6-panel door, with the top panels being glazed, framed by a plain ashlar surround and topped with a flat timber hood supported by brackets. The interior has not been seen.

Three metres from the house, there are simple spiked railings on a low plinth wall, along with a cast-iron gate that features a Greek key motif on the middle rail and diamond patterned standards. The railings return directly to the house on the north side, while on the south side, there is a curved wall that rises about one metre high and connects back to the house. These elements contribute to the setting of the house and enhance the streetscape. Knowle House is built in a similar style to Maxdene, which is attached to its north side.

Local climate

Knowle House, and Front Boundary Railings receives an average of 860 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 60% 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 34 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more 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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