Rockery in English Bridge Garden is a Grade II listed building in the Shropshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 30 May 1969. Rockery.

Rockery in English Bridge Garden

WRENN ID
bitter-mantel-frost
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Shropshire
Constituency
Shrewsbury MP: Julia Buckley (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
30 May 1969
Type
Rockery
Address
Rockery in English Bridge Garden, Abbey Foregate, Shrewsbury
OS grid reference
SJ 496 124
Coordinates
52.70696, -2.747
Source
Historic England listing

Also on this page: flood risk · radon risk · weather exposure · detailed attributes ↓

Description

The rockery in English Bridge Garden is a structure likely assembled in the late 19th century using fragments from the early 19th century or earlier. Made of stone, it is built against a slope and features fragments of sculpture in the antique style. The centerpiece is a figure of Justice, flanked by fasces, ears of wheat, a cornucopia, and the Salop arms. The upper level of the rockery includes a large sculpted head and a medallion. Historically, the nearby house of John Carline, a sculptor, suggests that these fragments may have been assembled or carved by him in the early 19th century.

Local climate

Rockery in English Bridge Garden receives an average of 750 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 70% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 98% 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.

More on this building

Sign in or create a free account to unlock:

  • No EPC on record for this property
  • No sale records on file
  • No related consent applications matched
  • 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
Create free account

Matched applications, energy data and sale records are assembled automatically and may contain errors. Flag incorrect data.

Similar buildings

The closest matches to this building from all 493,000 UK listed buildings, by architecture, period and materials.

Nearby listed buildings

  1. Doric Column in English Bridge Gardens Grade II 34 m
  2. English Bridge at Sj 496 123 Grade II* 60 m
  3. Statue of Viscount Hill in English Bridge Gardens Grade II 76 m
  4. Severn Court Grade II 114 m
  5. 43 and 44, Wyle Cop Grade II 124 m
  6. 15 and 15a, Abbey Foregate Grade II 136 m
  7. 46 and 47, Wyle Cop Grade II 139 m
  8. 40, 41 and 42, Wyle Cop Grade II 140 m
  9. Abbey Guest House, Remains Grade II* 141 m
  10. 48, Wyle Cop Grade II 150 m