Retaining Wall to Upper (Western) Terrace, Steps and Wall of Fountain Pond is a Grade II listed building in the Cheshire West and Chester local planning authority area, England. First listed on 2 November 1983. Wall.

Retaining Wall to Upper (Western) Terrace, Steps and Wall of Fountain Pond

WRENN ID
deep-cobble-rowan
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Cheshire West and Chester
Constituency
Chester South and Eddisbury MP: Aphra Brandreth (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
2 November 1983
Type
Wall
Address
Retaining Wall to Upper (Western) Terrace, Steps and Wall of Fountain Pond, East Garden to Hall, Eaton and Eccleston
OS grid reference
SJ 414 606
Coordinates
53.14018, -2.87673
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The retaining wall to the upper (western) terrace, along with the steps and wall of the fountain pond, was built in 1911 by Detmar Blow for the 2nd Duke of Westminster. This structure features a grey stone central portion that is slightly curved and recessed, adorned with a balustrade and two ornate urns behind the fountain pool. There are straight flights of stone steps on each side of the pool, each with fountain statuary on the lower pedestal of its balustrade. The retaining wall includes five stone lion head spouts that supply water to the pool, which has a shaped stone kerb. The wing walls are made of red sandstone. The wall continues south of the terrace and is listed separately.

Local climate

Retaining Wall to Upper (Western) Terrace, Steps and Wall of Fountain Pond receives an average of 860 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 61% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 85% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 32 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 57% of listed buildings. Of these, 16 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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