Retaining Wall and Boundary Wall at Royal Halifax Infirmary is a Grade II listed building in the Calderdale local planning authority area, England. First listed on 10 July 1997. A Victorian Wall. 2 related planning applications.

Retaining Wall and Boundary Wall at Royal Halifax Infirmary

WRENN ID
silent-pilaster-rye
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Calderdale
Constituency
Halifax MP: Kate Dearden (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
10 July 1997
Type
Wall
Address
Retaining Wall and Boundary Wall at Royal Halifax Infirmary, Free School Lane, HX1 2YP
OS grid reference
SE 090 240
Coordinates
53.71264, -1.86464
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The retaining wall and boundary wall at the Royal Halifax Infirmary were built between 1892 and 1896. Constructed from rockfaced stone with ashlar dressings, the retaining wall is approximately 100 meters long and runs from the lodge (block 11) across the front of the administration block (04). The wall rises in height from left to right, following the slope of the site. It features chamfered coping topped with a coped balustrade, adorned with dice and ball finials. The boundary wall, located to the right, is about 80 meters long and fronts ward blocks 01 and 02. This wall also has chamfered coping that was formerly topped with a railing, along with coped square piers. There is a plain gateway at the right end.

Local climate

Retaining Wall and Boundary Wall at Royal Halifax Infirmary sits in a wetter-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 1,030 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 82% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 76% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 51 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 92% of listed buildings. Of these, 30 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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