Boundary Wall North and West of Abbey Gate College is a Grade II listed building in the Cheshire West and Chester local planning authority area, England. First listed on 1 June 1967. Boundary wall.

Boundary Wall North and West of Abbey Gate College

WRENN ID
night-hammer-candle
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Cheshire West and Chester
Constituency
Chester South and Eddisbury MP: Aphra Brandreth (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
1 June 1967
Type
Boundary wall
Address
Boundary Wall North and West of Abbey Gate College, Chapel Lane, Aldford and Saighton
OS grid reference
SJ 442 618
Coordinates
53.15109, -2.83532
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The boundary wall north and west of Abbey Gate College is a Grade II listed structure, likely dating back to the medieval period, with later repairs and alterations. The wall is constructed of red sandstone and rests on sandstone bedrock. The inner face, which faces the Grange garden, varies in height from 2 to 4 feet, while the outer face, including an exposed outcrop, reaches up to 15 feet high. This suggests that the wall may have been intended for light fortification.

The north wall features irregular coursed rubble that is slightly battered, with a vertical projection at the eastern end and a raised parapet. The west wall is made of squared snecked rubble. At the south end, there are sandstone gateposts topped with pyramidal finials, which display the Grosvenor sheaf on the left and a talbot dog on the right. The gateposts date from around 1870.

Local climate

Boundary Wall North and West of Abbey Gate College 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 73% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 32 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 59% of listed buildings. Of these, 15 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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