Town Walls from Walters Clothing Factory, Southwards is a Grade II listed building in the Shropshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 15 April 1954. Town walls.

Town Walls from Walters Clothing Factory, Southwards

WRENN ID
winding-cornice-curlew
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Shropshire
Constituency
South Shropshire MP: Stuart Anderson (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
15 April 1954
Type
Town walls
Address
Town Walls from Walters Clothing Factory, Southwards, Ludlow
OS grid reference
SO 513 746
Coordinates
52.36738, -2.71598
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The town walls extend from the southern boundary of Walters Clothing Factory, heading southwards and then turning west to the rear of No. 75 Old Street. These walls date back to the 13th century and are constructed from stone rubble and brickwork. They have been significantly reduced in size over time and are adjacent to No. 69 Old Street, which was formerly a wall tower.

Local climate

Town Walls from Walters Clothing Factory, Southwards 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 61% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 43 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 85% of listed buildings. Of these, 22 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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