Balustraded retaining wall adjoining Ruckley Grange to south is a Grade II listed building in the Shropshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 29 August 1984. Retaining wall.
Balustraded retaining wall adjoining Ruckley Grange to south
- WRENN ID
- forgotten-outpost-indigo
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Shropshire
- Constituency
- The Wrekin MP: Mark Pritchard (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 29 August 1984
- Type
- Retaining wall
- OS grid reference
- SJ 779 065
- Coordinates
- 52.6561, -2.32716
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The balustraded retaining wall, built in 1904 by Sir Ernest George and Yates, is located to the south of Ruckley Grange. It is made of squared and coursed sandstone with ashlar dressings and features a balustrade. The wall is approximately 100 metres long and 2 metres high, curving towards a gazebo at the southern end. The balustrade includes turned balusters and square piers, and there are four flights of balustraded steps on the west side.
Local climate
Balustraded retaining wall adjoining Ruckley Grange to south receives an average of 810 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 52% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 82% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 39 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 76% of listed buildings. Of these, 20 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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