Retaining Wall Forming Part of Dam of Merevale Lake* is a Grade II listed building in the North Warwickshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 30 March 1988. Dam.

Retaining Wall Forming Part of Dam of Merevale Lake*

WRENN ID
blind-lead-woodpecker
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
North Warwickshire
Constituency
North Warwickshire and Bedworth MP: Rachel Taylor (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
30 March 1988
Type
Dam
OS grid reference
SP 300 971
Coordinates
52.57154, -1.55748
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The retaining wall forming part of the dam of Merevale Lake was built around 1833. It is constructed of purple brick and features a dentil cornice. The wall has an arch that rises to approximately 3 metres at its center and is also curved. There are three round-arched openings: the tall central opening serves as a tunnel that contains the screw mechanism of a plug for the lake, while smaller openings on either side function as water outlets. This information is sourced from Sir William Dugdale.

Local climate

Retaining Wall Forming Part of Dam of Merevale Lake* receives an average of 770 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 65% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 71% 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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