East Boundary Walls to No 5 (Manse) and the United Reform Church is a Grade II listed building in the Somerset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 27 October 1987. Boundary walls.

East Boundary Walls to No 5 (Manse) and the United Reform Church

WRENN ID
plain-slate-acorn
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Somerset
Constituency
Glastonbury and Somerton MP: Sarah Dyke (LD)
Country
England
Date first listed
27 October 1987
Type
Boundary walls
Address
East Boundary Walls to No 5 (Manse) and the United Reform Church, North Street, Stoke Sub Hamdon
OS grid reference
ST 473 175
Coordinates
50.95466, -2.7509
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The east boundary walls to No. 5 (the Manse) and the United Reform Church were built in 1866, possibly by Robert C. Bennett. They are constructed from squared, boasted Ham stone rubble with ashlar copings and piers. The walls range in height from about 1.75 to 3 metres and feature piers at intervals, with cast iron railings in between that have trefoil decoration and urn finials. The gates for the church and the manse are set together at right angles, sharing three gabletted piers. There are 20th-century timber gates between them. Towards the north end of the church wall, there is a low, chamfered segmental-arched gateway with a 20th-century wrought-iron gate. At the south end, plain gate piers lead to the driveway for the manse, but there is no gate there. Former railings have been removed from the manse wall. Overall, these walls significantly enhance the setting of both the Manse and the United Reform Church, as well as the general streetscape.

Local climate

East Boundary Walls to No 5 (Manse) and the United Reform Church receives an average of 820 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 51% 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 62% 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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