West Side of Wall to Bowling Green, Adjoining the Hermitage is a Grade II listed building in the Cheshire West and Chester local planning authority area, England. First listed on 23 July 1998. Wall.

West Side of Wall to Bowling Green, Adjoining the Hermitage

WRENN ID
nether-truss-sorrel
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Cheshire West and Chester
Constituency
Chester North and Neston MP: Samantha Dixon (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
23 July 1998
Type
Wall
OS grid reference
SJ 409 660
Coordinates
53.18855, -2.88527
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The structure is a retaining wall located on the west side of the bowling green, adjacent to the Hermitage. It is likely a remnant of the precinct wall of the collegiate church of St John Baptist and dates back to the 14th century, although it has been repaired over time. The wall is constructed from red sandstone and features coursed squared rubble along with buttresses.

Local climate

West Side of Wall to Bowling Green, Adjoining the Hermitage 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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