Retaining wall to terrace south of The Loggia and attached steps and piers is a Grade II listed building in the Staffordshire Moorlands local planning authority area, England. First listed on 17 November 1986. Retaining wall.

Retaining wall to terrace south of The Loggia and attached steps and piers

WRENN ID
errant-tin-clover
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Staffordshire Moorlands
Constituency
Staffordshire Moorlands MP: Dame Karen Bradley (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
17 November 1986
Type
Retaining wall
Address
Retaining wall to terrace south of The Loggia and attached steps and piers, Alton Park, Farley
OS grid reference
SK 075 433
Coordinates
52.98711, -1.88846
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The structure is a retaining wall with attached steps and piers located south of The Loggia, dating from the early 19th century. It is constructed of ashlar stone featuring herringbone tooling and smooth-faced ashlar coping. The wall measures approximately 137 meters in length. The eastern portion has a wavy top and includes two pairs of square-section panelled piers, while the western section features a pair of panelled piers and a pointed arch doorway. This doorway leads to a flight of steps that ascends to the terrace in front of The Loggia. This retaining wall is part of the significant garden layout at Alton Towers, which is registered as Grade I on the Historic Buildings and Monuments Commission Garden Register.

Local climate

Retaining wall to terrace south of The Loggia and attached steps and piers 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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