Retaining Wall, Piers and Well Approximately 20 Yards North of Swiss Cottage is a Grade II listed building in the Staffordshire Moorlands local planning authority area, England. First listed on 17 November 1986. Wall.

Retaining Wall, Piers and Well Approximately 20 Yards North of Swiss Cottage

WRENN ID
muffled-plaster-auburn
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Staffordshire Moorlands
Constituency
Staffordshire Moorlands MP: Dame Karen Bradley (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
17 November 1986
Type
Wall
OS grid reference
SK 075 432
Coordinates
52.98612, -1.88953
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The retaining wall, piers, and well located approximately 20 yards north of Swiss Cottage date from the early 19th century. Constructed from ashlar stone with herringbone tooling, the wall stretches about 30 yards in length and runs east-west, facing north. It bows backwards towards the west end, creating a large recess that is highlighted by two circular end piers with moulded caps. At the eastern end of the wall, there is a 3-centred arch that forms the entrance to a well. This structure is an important part of the garden layout at Alton Towers, which is recognized as Grade I on the Historic Buildings and Monuments Commission Gardens Register.

Local climate

Retaining Wall, Piers and Well Approximately 20 Yards North of Swiss Cottage receives an average of 880 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 64% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 54% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 43 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 81% of listed buildings. Of these, 23 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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