Wall at Rolls Park Fronting Road is a Grade II listed building in the Epping Forest local planning authority area, England. First listed on 29 May 1984. Wall.
Wall at Rolls Park Fronting Road
- WRENN ID
- gaunt-beam-hawk
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Epping Forest
- Constituency
- Epping Forest MP: Dr Neil Hudson (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 29 May 1984
- Type
- Wall
- Address
- Wall at Rolls Park Fronting Road, Abridge Road, Chigwell
- OS grid reference
- TQ 445 949
- Coordinates
- 51.63472, 0.08658
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The wall at Rolls Park, dating from the 17th century, is located on the southeast side of Abridge Road, opposite the junction with Chigwell Lane. It is constructed of red brick with lime mortar in a random bond, topped with stone coping. The straight section of the wall runs approximately 195 metres in length and stands about 4 metres high. It features tapered piers on the northwest side at intervals of about 4 metres, with interruptions for a wide gateway leading to Garden Cottage Nurseries and a narrow gateway for Garden Cottage. The wall's thickness is mostly around 34 centimetres, increasing to 45 centimetres at the piers and 50 centimetres at the base. At the northeast end, it is bonded to an 18th-century wall that is approximately 6 metres long.
There is also a curved section at the southwest end, which is included for group value with The Stables. This section is approximately 3 metres high, has been more altered and repaired, and forms a splayed entrance that is now blocked. It continues southwards to the gateway of The Stables. This wall formerly served as the boundary wall of Rolls Park before it was demolished.
Local climate
Wall at Rolls Park Fronting Road sits in one of the driest parts of the UK, with an average of 670 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 99% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 99% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 27 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 71% of listed buildings. Of these, 12 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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