Part of City Wall from Thimblebys Tower to Old Newgate is a Grade I listed building in the Cheshire West and Chester local planning authority area, England. First listed on 28 July 1955. A Converted to a raised promenade 1702-1708 City wall. 2 related planning applications.
Part of City Wall from Thimblebys Tower to Old Newgate
- WRENN ID
- under-beam-violet
- 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
- Period
- Converted to a raised promenade 1702-1708
- Address
- Part of City Wall from Thimblebys Tower to Old Newgate, City Walls, CH1 1SB
- OS grid reference
- SJ 407 661
- Coordinates
- 53.18937, -2.88822
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This is a section of the City Walls, dating from the late 11th to early 12th centuries. It runs from Thimbleby's Tower to Old Newgate, at the south-east corner of the former Roman legionary fortress. The wall was likely damaged during the Civil War (1644-1646) and was subsequently stripped of its defensive features. Between 1702 and 1708, it was adapted as a raised promenade and has undergone repairs at various times. The wall is approximately 60 metres long and has a wall walk that is about 2 metres wide. It is constructed of red coursed rubble sandstone, with some areas having been refaced. The inner face of the wall has a projecting plinth.
Local climate
Part of City Wall from Thimblebys Tower to Old Newgate 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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- Full EPC report — heating system, energy costs, size, glazing, construction etc.
- Sale history — 3 transactions since 1995
- Related listed building consents — 2 applications
- Detailed attributes — period, style, materials, features
- Flood risk assessment
- Radon risk assessment
- Weather exposure and heating demand — rain and frost month by month and year by year, wind direction, solar and humidity
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