North and west boundary walls, and north-west gateway, to Church of St. Catherine is a Grade II listed building in the Somerset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 27 October 1987. Boundary wall, gateway.
North and west boundary walls, and north-west gateway, to Church of St. Catherine
- WRENN ID
- twelfth-cupola-swallow
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Somerset
- Constituency
- Glastonbury and Somerton MP: Sarah Dyke (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 27 October 1987
- Type
- Boundary wall, gateway
- Address
- North and west boundary walls, and north-west gateway, to Church of St. Catherine, Middle Street, Montacute
- OS grid reference
- ST 496 169
- Coordinates
- 50.94989, -2.71796
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The north and west boundary walls, along with the north-west gateway, to the Church of St. Catherine are mostly from the 19th century, although the gateway arch may date back to the 15th or 16th century. These structures are made from ham stone that has been cut and squared, featuring ashlar dressings. The walls vary in height from one to two metres and are topped with angled and roll-top coping, with a convex curved return leading to the gateway, which is positioned opposite the north porch of the church.
The gateway itself has an upstand with matching coping that frames a moulded three-centre arch adorned with quatrefoils and daggers in the spandrils. There are traces of an inscription on the two end pieces of the lintel that match those found in the chancel of the church, but new pieces have been added, making the text unreadable.
Wrought-iron memorial gates were installed in 1973. The west wall is constructed with smaller stones and features a plain double-angled coping, along with a simple gateway opposite the west door of the church. Overall, these structures provide an important setting for the Church and significantly contribute to the streetscape, as they are located on a prominent corner site.
Local climate
North and west boundary walls, and north-west gateway, to Church of St. Catherine 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 65% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 30 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 66% of listed buildings. Of these, 12 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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