Front Boundary Wall and Gateway with Overthrow, Kelways Nurseries is a Grade II listed building in the Somerset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 7 February 1986. Boundary wall, gateway. 1 related planning application.

Front Boundary Wall and Gateway with Overthrow, Kelways Nurseries

WRENN ID
far-pavement-hyssop
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Somerset
Constituency
Glastonbury and Somerton MP: Sarah Dyke (LD)
Country
England
Date first listed
7 February 1986
Type
Boundary wall, gateway
Address
Front Boundary Wall and Gateway with Overthrow, Kelways Nurseries, Somerton Road, Huish Episcopi, TA10 9SJ
OS grid reference
ST 426 275
Coordinates
51.0443, -2.82013
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The front boundary wall and gateway at Kelways Nurseries, likely built in the late 19th century, is constructed from local lias stone with Ham stone copings. The wall is approximately 700 mm high and features piers topped with similar mouldings. It is capped by rod rails adorned with cast iron spearheads. The central gates match the design and are supported by steel stanchions. Above the gates is a wrought-iron overthrow displaying the name 'KELWAYS' in large wooden letters. This structure is part of the setting for the nurseries, which were established in 1851 as the Royal Nursery and later named after its founder.

Local climate

Front Boundary Wall and Gateway with Overthrow, Kelways Nurseries 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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