Arch from Former St Marys Benedictine Nunnery (Nunnery Demolished) is a Grade II listed building in the Cheshire West and Chester local planning authority area, England. First listed on 10 January 1972. Archway.
Arch from Former St Marys Benedictine Nunnery (Nunnery Demolished)
- WRENN ID
- scattered-pedestal-amber
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Cheshire West and Chester
- Constituency
- Chester North and Neston MP: Samantha Dixon (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 10 January 1972
- Type
- Archway
- Address
- Arch from Former St Marys Benedictine Nunnery (Nunnery Demolished), Grosvenor Park
- OS grid reference
- SJ 410 661
- Coordinates
- 53.18905, -2.88329
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The arch from the former St Mary's Benedictine Nunnery, which has since been demolished, is located in Grosvenor Park, Chester. This structure, possibly dating from the 13th century, is made of coursed red sandstone that shows signs of erosion. The re-erected stonework features a pointed archway with five visible courses beneath the capitals of former shafts. The outer side has jambs and voussoirs that are twice rebated, with three rings of voussoirs; the second ring displays eroded mouldings, while the inner side lacks rebates. Each wing wall beside the archway has a pointed-arched niche on both faces, which are simply detailed. After the nunnery's demolition, the archway and wing walls were moved and re-erected twice, which may have involved alterations or rearrangements.
Local climate
Arch from Former St Marys Benedictine Nunnery (Nunnery Demolished) 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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