Front Wall and Gate Piers to Courtyard of Former Episcopal Palace is a Grade II listed building in the Lichfield local planning authority area, England. First listed on 6 March 1970. Wall.

Front Wall and Gate Piers to Courtyard of Former Episcopal Palace

WRENN ID
twelfth-solder-furze
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Lichfield
Constituency
Lichfield MP: Dave Robertson (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
6 March 1970
Type
Wall
Address
Front Wall and Gate Piers to Courtyard of Former Episcopal Palace, the Close
OS grid reference
SK 115 098
Coordinates
52.68609, -1.83009
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The front wall and gate piers to the courtyard of the former Episcopal Palace in Lichfield date from around 1687-1688. The wall extends approximately 82 meters along the front of the palace courtyard and features three gates. Constructed from ashlar, it has an offset plinth and moulded coping. The main gate piers are rusticated and topped with cornice caps, with buttresses on the inner faces designed to support gates, which were not in place at the time of review. To the left, there are two gates with simpler designs; one includes a wrought-iron gate, while the far end has paired plank gates. There is also a blocked gate to the right of the main gate. This fine wall and its gate piers significantly enhance the setting of the palace.

Local climate

Front Wall and Gate Piers to Courtyard of Former Episcopal Palace receives an average of 790 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 56% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 75% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 37 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 69% of listed buildings. Of these, 18 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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