Part of City Wall from Phoenix Tower to Kaleyard Gate is a Grade I listed building in the Cheshire West and Chester local planning authority area, England. First listed on 28 July 1955. A Late C1 to early C2; late C11 to early C12 City wall.

Part of City Wall from Phoenix Tower to Kaleyard Gate

WRENN ID
white-gravel-vetch
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
Late C1 to early C2; late C11 to early C12
Address
Part of City Wall from Phoenix Tower to Kaleyard Gate, City Walls
OS grid reference
SJ 406 666
Coordinates
53.19381, -2.89022
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

This description covers a section of the city wall in Chester, which extends from the Phoenix Tower to the Kaleyard Gate. The wall is part of the northern section of the east wall of a Roman legionary fortress and the medieval city. It dates from the late 1st century to early 2nd century and from the late 11th century to early 12th century. In 1702 to 1708, the wall was converted into a raised promenade and has undergone repairs at various times.

The wall is constructed from purple-grey Bunter sandstone in Roman ashlar or re-used Roman stones, along with medieval and later softer red sandstone coursed rubble. The section of the wall measures approximately 365 meters long and 2 meters wide, featuring an outer face with around 14 courses. There is also a likely 18th-century flight of 11 steps, including 5 winders, which connects Abbey Street to the wall just north of Kaleyard Gate.

Local climate

Part of City Wall from Phoenix Tower to Kaleyard Gate 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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