Part of City Wall from Bridgegate to County Hall (Not Included) is a Grade II* listed building in the Cheshire West and Chester local planning authority area, England. First listed on 28 July 1955. A Norman Historic wall.
Part of City Wall from Bridgegate to County Hall (Not Included)
- WRENN ID
- old-ashlar-wagtail
- Grade
- II*
- 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
- Historic wall
- Period
- Norman
- Address
- Part of City Wall from Bridgegate to County Hall (Not Included), City Walls
- OS grid reference
- SJ 406 658
- Coordinates
- 53.18612, -2.88958
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This is a section of the city wall in Chester, approximately 70 meters long, which extends from Bridgegate to the pavement level southeast of County Hall. The wall dates from the late 11th century to the early 12th century and was converted into a raised promenade between 1702 and 1708. It underwent alterations following the demolition of the former fortified gateway and the 17th-century water-supply tower to accommodate the current Bridgegate. In 1781, Joseph Turner made further modifications for the City Corporation, and the wall was realigned in the 1830s by the Council of the County Palatine of Chester to improve the land next to the County Gaol. The wall is constructed of coursed red sandstone and features simple detailing.
Local climate
Part of City Wall from Bridgegate to County Hall (Not Included) 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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