Retaining Wall and Flight of Steps to Terrace in Front of South Side of Fernleigh is a Grade II listed building in the Kirklees local planning authority area, England. Retaining wall, steps.
Retaining Wall and Flight of Steps to Terrace in Front of South Side of Fernleigh
- WRENN ID
- blind-flagstone-kestrel
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Kirklees
- Constituency
- Colne Valley MP: Paul Davies (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Type
- Retaining wall, steps
- Address
- Retaining Wall and Flight of Steps to Terrace in Front of South Side of Fernleigh, Dale Street
- OS grid reference
- SE 113 164
- Coordinates
- 53.64442, -1.82968
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The retaining wall and flight of steps to the terrace in front of the south side of Fernleigh date from the mid-19th century. Constructed from ashlar, the wall features moulded coping and pierced quatrefoil balustrades. The structure includes chamfered piers, some of which have moulded caps.
Local climate
Retaining Wall and Flight of Steps to Terrace in Front of South Side of Fernleigh sits in a wetter-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 990 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 79% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 72% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 48 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 90% of listed buildings. Of these, 28 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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- 4 Terrace Walls and Steps to South of Meldon Park
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