City Wall from Bonewaldesthorne Tower to Pembertons Parlour is a Grade I listed building in the Cheshire West and Chester local planning authority area, England. First listed on 28 July 1955. A Medieval City wall.

City Wall from Bonewaldesthorne Tower to Pembertons Parlour

WRENN ID
grey-crypt-winter
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
Medieval
Address
City Wall from Bonewaldesthorne Tower to Pembertons Parlour, City Walls
OS grid reference
SJ 401 665
Coordinates
53.19292, -2.89769
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The City Wall from Bonewaldesthorne Tower to Pemberton's Parlour is a significant part of Chester's city walls, originating from the late 11th to early 12th century. It was altered between 1701 and 1708 to create a raised promenade and was modified again in 1846 to include a bridge for the wall walk, accommodating the Holyhead Railway, along with subsequent repairs. The wall is constructed from coursed red rubble sandstone and features a cast-iron bridge. The north outer face of the wall has a plinth that is recessed three times with weathered caps, while the south face is shear. East of the bridge, an earth bank reduces the exposed height of the wall to 12 courses. There is a staircase, likely from the 18th or 19th century, consisting of 34 stone steps arranged in three flights leading down to the Canal Basin to the north. This section of the wall measures 230 meters in length, with the wall walk being approximately 2 meters wide.

Local climate

City Wall from Bonewaldesthorne Tower to Pembertons Parlour 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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