Newarke Wall, along north west end of gardens of Newarke Houses Museum is a Grade II* listed building in the Leicester local planning authority area, England. First listed on 14 March 1975. A Medieval Boundary wall.

Newarke Wall, along north west end of gardens of Newarke Houses Museum

WRENN ID
dusk-facade-frost
Grade
II*
Local Planning Authority
Leicester
Constituency
Leicester South MP: Shockat Adam (Ind)
Country
England
Date first listed
14 March 1975
Type
Boundary wall
Period
Medieval
Address
Newarke Wall, along north west end of gardens of Newarke Houses Museum, the Newarke, City of Leicester, LE2 7BY
OS grid reference
SK 583 041
Coordinates
52.63203, -1.13956
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

Newarke Wall, located along the north west end of the gardens of Newarke Houses Museum, dates from around 1423. It formed the boundary of St Mary de Castro and The Newarke. The wall is constructed of coursed stone and features ramp coping, standing approximately fifteen feet high. It is part of a group that includes Skeffington House, the Iron Gates, Chantry House, and all listed buildings in Castle Street, Castle Yard, and Castle View.

Local climate

Newarke Wall, along north west end of gardens of Newarke Houses Museum receives an average of 740 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 73% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 71% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 36 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 63% of listed buildings. Of these, 18 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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  7. 7, Castle View Grade II 52 m
  8. Chantry House Grade II* 56 m
  9. Church of St Mary De Castro Grade I 58 m
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