Town Walls is a Grade II* listed building in the Shropshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 10 January 1995. Town walls. 10 related planning applications.
Town Walls
- WRENN ID
- gilded-rampart-equinox
- Grade
- II*
- Local Planning Authority
- Shropshire
- Constituency
- Shrewsbury MP: Julia Buckley (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 10 January 1995
- Type
- Town walls
- Address
- Town Walls, Shrewsbury
- OS grid reference
- SJ 491 122
- Coordinates
- 52.70531, -2.75328
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Town Walls are a medieval defensive structure, dating to the 13th century. Constructed of coursed and squared sandstone, they largely function as a retaining wall, rising to a parapet with raking coping at the top. A plaque is incorporated into the wall, inscribed with the words "This part of ye wall was repaired A.D. 1740. Edward Twiss esq. mayor. Mr Samuel Elisha and Mr Arthur Downes, Coroners," indicating repairs undertaken in 1740.
Local climate
Town Walls receives an average of 770 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 64% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 92% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 47 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 88% of listed buildings. Of these, 24 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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- Full EPC report — heating system, energy costs, size, glazing, construction etc.
- Sale history — 13 transactions since 1999
- Related listed building consents — 10 applications
- Detailed attributes — period, style, materials, features
- Flood risk assessment
- Radon risk assessment
- Weather exposure and heating demand — rain and frost month by month and year by year, wind direction, solar and humidity
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