Part of City Wall from the Newgate to Barnabys Tower is a Grade I listed building in the Cheshire West and Chester local planning authority area, England. First listed on 28 July 1955. A Medieval Wall.

Part of City Wall from the Newgate to Barnabys Tower

WRENN ID
fallow-stair-poplar
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
Wall
Period
Medieval
Address
Part of City Wall from the Newgate to Barnabys Tower, City Walls
OS grid reference
SJ 407 660
Coordinates
53.18843, -2.88788
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

This structure is part of the city wall from Newgate to Barnaby's Tower in Chester, dating from the late 11th century to the early 12th century. The wall was damaged during the Civil War from 1644 to 1646 and was converted into a raised promenade between 1702 and 1708, with repairs made during various periods. It is constructed of coursed red sandstone rubble, with some sections featuring a plinth and weathered cap. There are added buttresses and some patching present. This section of the walls is approximately 290 meters long, with the wall walk being about 2 meters wide.

Local climate

Part of City Wall from the Newgate to Barnabys Tower 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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