Yard wall to north east of 36 Kneesworth Street is a Grade II listed building in the North Hertfordshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 11 June 1976. Yard wall.
Yard wall to north east of 36 Kneesworth Street
- WRENN ID
- over-banister-torch
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- North Hertfordshire
- Constituency
- North East Hertfordshire MP: Chris Hinchliff (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 11 June 1976
- Type
- Yard wall
- Address
- Yard wall to north east of 36 Kneesworth Street, Royston, SG8 5AB
- OS grid reference
- TL 354 409
- Coordinates
- 52.05038, -0.0254
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The yard wall located to the north-east of 36 Kneesworth Street is an early 18th-century structure that has been partly rebuilt. It is constructed of red brick and features a corbelled cornice. The wall includes seven segmentally arched panels, each supported by corbelled capitals on pilasters. This wall is included in the listing for its group value, as it contributes to the historical context of the area alongside Nos 28 to 36 (even), the yard wall to No 36, No 36A, the former United Reformed Church, and Nos 1 and 3 Lower King Street.
Local climate
Yard wall to north east of 36 Kneesworth Street sits in one of the driest parts of the UK, with an average of 690 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 97% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 77% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 34 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 50% of listed buildings. Of these, 16 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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