Retaining Wall, Balustrades and Steps Between Lawns East of Walton Hall is a Grade II listed building in the Warrington local planning authority area, England. First listed on 23 December 1983. Retaining wall.
Retaining Wall, Balustrades and Steps Between Lawns East of Walton Hall
- WRENN ID
- winter-glass-shade
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Warrington
- Constituency
- Warrington South MP: Sarah Hall (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 23 December 1983
- Type
- Retaining wall
- OS grid reference
- SJ 600 849
- Coordinates
- 53.3597, -2.60148
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The retaining wall, balustrades, and steps located between the lawns east of Walton Hall were likely built around 1838 and are made of red sandstone. The structure consists of two sections separated by a flight of three stone steps. It features a chamfered coping and square, urn-shaped balusters positioned between square, coped piers. This balustraded wall is an important element in the overall setting of Walton Hall and is listed for its group value.
Local climate
Retaining Wall, Balustrades and Steps Between Lawns East of Walton Hall sits in a wetter-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 1,000 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 80% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 65% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 35 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 59% of listed buildings. Of these, 17 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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