Vineyard Retaining Walls and Tower Approximately 120 Metres to North and North East of the Vineyard is a Grade II listed building in the Shropshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 25 February 1987. Retaining walls and tower.
Vineyard Retaining Walls and Tower Approximately 120 Metres to North and North East of the Vineyard
- WRENN ID
- gilded-railing-violet
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Shropshire
- Constituency
- The Wrekin MP: Mark Pritchard (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 25 February 1987
- Type
- Retaining walls and tower
- OS grid reference
- SJ 583 292
- Coordinates
- 52.85947, -2.62066
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The vineyard retaining walls and tower, located approximately 120 metres to the north and north-east of The Vineyard, date from the late 18th century. They are constructed of dressed yellow and grey sandstone set on living rock. The rock-cut terrace measures about 270 metres in length and features a central circular tower designed in a Gothick style. The tower has a high plinth and cruciform loop openings. This terrace and tower are part of a vineyard established by Sir Rowland Hill during the late 18th century as part of the works in Hawkstone Park. There is also a smaller rock-cut terrace to the south and a series of smaller earth terraces below that, which are not included in this listing. Most of the park, along with the majority of the ornamental buildings and structures, is situated in the adjacent parish of Weston-under-Redcastle. The Vineyard, which appears on the Ordnance Survey map as Vineyard Cottage, is not included in this listing.
Local climate
Vineyard Retaining Walls and Tower Approximately 120 Metres to North and North East of the Vineyard receives an average of 780 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 61% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 89% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 42 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 80% 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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