Boundary Walls of Library Grounds West and South, and of Former Burial Ground is a Grade II listed building in the King0s Lynn and West Norfolk local planning authority area, England. First listed on 16 November 1972. Boundary walls.
Boundary Walls of Library Grounds West and South, and of Former Burial Ground
- WRENN ID
- hallowed-thatch-woodpecker
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- King0s Lynn and West Norfolk
- Constituency
- South West Norfolk MP: Terry Jermy (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 16 November 1972
- Type
- Boundary walls
- Address
- Boundary Walls of Library Grounds West and South, and of Former Burial Ground, Bridge Street, Downham Market, King's Lynn and West Norfolk
- OS grid reference
- TF 607 031
- Coordinates
- 52.60221, 0.3725
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The boundary walls of the library grounds, located to the west and south, as well as those of the former burial ground, date from the 17th and 18th centuries. The west wall is made of red brick and features buttress piers that are flush with the plinth, with part of the wall having a rounded coping. It stands approximately 6 feet high. The south wall is likely from the 17th century and is constructed of carstone with a sloping coping. This wall also includes sections that are part of the old burial ground, which features a 17th-century headstone among others. The height of the south wall is also about 6 feet, but it has been somewhat lowered at the corner and has a flat stone coping. The former Methodist Church, Sunday School, Library, and the boundary walls form a cohesive group along with Nos 1 and 3 Railway Road.
Local climate
Boundary Walls of Library Grounds West and South, and of Former Burial Ground sits in a drier-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 700 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 89% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 92% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 29 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 67% of listed buildings. Of these, 15 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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