Ancient Wall in Garden of Number 53a is a Grade II listed building in the Babergh local planning authority area, England. First listed on 26 October 1971. Wall.
Ancient Wall in Garden of Number 53a
- WRENN ID
- bitter-gravel-grain
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Babergh
- Constituency
- South Suffolk MP: James Cartlidge (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 26 October 1971
- Type
- Wall
- Address
- Ancient Wall in Garden of Number 53a, Friars Street, Sudbury, CO10 6AG
- OS grid reference
- TL 870 409
- Coordinates
- 52.03567, 0.72621
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The ancient wall in the garden of number 53A on Friars Street dates back to 1692 and is of medieval origin. It is a portion of a massive wall, primarily made of flint, which is associated with the former Priory.
Local climate
Ancient Wall in Garden of Number 53a 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 98% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 72% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 28 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 70% of listed buildings. Of these, 14 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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