Archway Between Nos 8 and 9 is a Grade II listed building in the Somerset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 25 January 1956. A Medieval Archway.

Archway Between Nos 8 and 9

WRENN ID
tenth-facade-umber
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Somerset
Constituency
Tiverton and Minehead MP: Rachel Gilmour (LD)
Country
England
Date first listed
25 January 1956
Type
Archway
Period
Medieval
Address
Archway Between Nos 8 and 9, Palace Gardens, Wiveliscombe
OS grid reference
ST 083 276
Coordinates
51.04073, -3.30905
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The archway between Nos 8 and 9 is a 14th-century structure made of red sandstone. It features a two-centred arch with a continuous double chamfer. This archway is the only significant remnant of the gatehouse from the summer palace of the Bishop of Bath and Wells.

Local climate

Archway Between Nos 8 and 9 receives an average of 840 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 57% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 58% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 30 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 65% 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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