Dog Kennel and Mounting Block at Halton Farm is a Grade II listed building in the Wrexham local planning authority area, Wales. First listed on 29 July 1998. Dog kennel, mounting block.
Dog Kennel and Mounting Block at Halton Farm
- WRENN ID
- ruined-lantern-honey
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Wrexham
- Constituency
- Montgomeryshire and Glyndwr MP: Steve Witherden (Lab)
- Country
- Wales
- Date first listed
- 29 July 1998
- Type
- Dog kennel, mounting block
- Address
- Dog Kennel and Mounting Block at Halton Farm, Chirk
- OS grid reference
- SJ 306 396
- Coordinates
- 52.9497, -3.03426
- Source
- Cadw listing
Description
The dog kennel and mounting block at Halton Farm are located in the small rear garden. The mounting block is made of stone and features four well-worn steps leading up to a top slab that is level with the wall. The dog kennel is integrated into this structure, consisting of a brick chamber with a raised brick floor. The internal dimensions of the kennel are 80 cm by 52 cm, and it includes a stone slab with a large oval hole that is flush with the wall, providing direct access to the farmyard. The wall is capped with stone and has become worn smooth over time.
Local climate
Dog Kennel and Mounting Block at Halton Farm receives an average of 830 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 54% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 89% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 44 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 85% of listed buildings. Of these, 24 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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