Roman Wall Now in Lobby of Public Library is a Grade I listed building in the East Lindsey local planning authority area, England. First listed on 7 December 1966. A Roman Wall.

Roman Wall Now in Lobby of Public Library

WRENN ID
open-postern-elm
Grade
I
Local Planning Authority
East Lindsey
Constituency
Louth and Horncastle MP: Victoria Atkins (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
7 December 1966
Type
Wall
Period
Roman
Address
Roman Wall Now in Lobby of Public Library, Wharf Road, Horncastle
OS grid reference
TF 259 695
Coordinates
53.20814, -0.11548
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The Roman wall now located in the lobby of the Public Library in Horncastle is a section of the south curtilage wall from a Roman settlement, dating from the late 3rd century to the mid-4th century. It is constructed from Spilsby sandstone rubble and measures approximately 18 metres in length and between 1.2 to 1.5 metres in height. The Public Library, which was built around 1968, does not have any special architectural interest. This wall is scheduled as an Ancient Monument, numbered 44.

Local climate

Roman Wall Now in Lobby of Public Library sits in a drier-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 730 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 78% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 74% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 32 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 60% of listed buildings. Of these, 16 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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