Wall to East of Cathedral School and College of Vicars Choral is a Grade II listed building in the Herefordshire, County of local planning authority area, England. First listed on 22 October 1973. Boundary wall.

Wall to East of Cathedral School and College of Vicars Choral

WRENN ID
calm-string-jet
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Herefordshire, County of
Constituency
Hereford and South Herefordshire MP: Jesse Norman (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
22 October 1973
Type
Boundary wall
Address
Wall to East of Cathedral School and College of Vicars Choral, Quay Street, Hereford
OS grid reference
SO 510 397
Coordinates
52.05371, -2.71461
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The structure is a boundary wall located to the east of the Cathedral School and College of Vicars Choral in Hereford. It is constructed of stone rubble with some brick elements, standing approximately 3 to 4 meters high and extending about 80 meters in length. This wall is included in the listing for its group value with the surrounding historic buildings.

Local climate

Wall to East of Cathedral School and College of Vicars Choral receives an average of 780 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 62% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 65% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 44 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 86% of listed buildings. Of these, 21 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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