Entrance Screen to former drive of Acton Drive is a Grade II listed building in the Wrexham local planning authority area, Wales. First listed on 3 November 1969. Screen.

Entrance Screen to former drive of Acton Drive

WRENN ID
spare-iron-torch
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Wrexham
Constituency
Wrexham MP: Andrew Ranger (Lab)
Country
Wales
Date first listed
3 November 1969
Type
Screen
OS grid reference
SJ 337 518
Coordinates
53.05948, -2.99005
Source
Cadw listing

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Description

The entrance screen to the former drive of Acton Drive is a Grade II listed structure, likely built during the 18th century, with its design attributed to Thomas Harrison. It is constructed of ashlar stone and features cast iron railings. The entrance is flanked by Greek Doric piers that create a colonnade with three bays on each side. The outer piers are topped with fibreglass replicas of the original rampant painted wood greyhounds, which had wrought iron tails as part of the restorations. Cast iron spearhead railings are mounted on a low plinth wall between the colonnades, extending into flanking quadrants that are divided by three circular stone piers. This arrangement culminates in a short section of panelled wall that is topped with a cornice.

Local climate

Entrance Screen to former drive of Acton Drive receives an average of 880 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 64% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 88% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 34 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 52% of listed buildings. Of these, 18 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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