Part of City Wall from St Martins Gate (Not Included) to Morgans Mount is a Grade I listed building in the Cheshire West and Chester local planning authority area, England. First listed on 28 July 1955. A Late C11 to early C12 City wall.

Part of City Wall from St Martins Gate (Not Included) to Morgans Mount

WRENN ID
proud-stone-kestrel
Grade
I
Local Planning Authority
Cheshire West and Chester
Constituency
Chester North and Neston MP: Samantha Dixon (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
28 July 1955
Type
City wall
Address
Part of City Wall from St Martins Gate (Not Included) to Morgans Mount, City Walls
OS grid reference
SJ 402 666
Coordinates
53.1933, -2.89605
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

This description covers a section of the city wall in Chester, which is part of the north wall of the Roman legionary fortress. The wall, dating from the late 11th century to the early 12th century, was converted into a raised promenade between 1702 and 1708 and has undergone various repairs since. It is constructed from red sandstone coursed rubble. The outline of the Roman north-west corner tower is indicated by setts embedded in the pavement at the junction of St Martin's Way and Water Tower Street. The medieval wall shows evidence of significant repair work. Near Morgan's Mount, there is a stone stairway with two flights of steps, which may suggest the location of a former tower. This section of the wall is approximately 30 meters long and about 2 meters wide.

Local climate

Part of City Wall from St Martins Gate (Not Included) to Morgans Mount receives an average of 890 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 66% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 78% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 31 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 62% of listed buildings. Of these, 14 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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