Retaining Wall of Terrace to Garden Front of Somerleyton Hall is a Grade II listed building in the East Suffolk local planning authority area, England. First listed on 29 January 1987. Retaining wall. 2 related planning applications.
Retaining Wall of Terrace to Garden Front of Somerleyton Hall
- WRENN ID
- inner-jamb-ridge
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- East Suffolk
- Constituency
- Lowestoft MP: Jess Asato (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 29 January 1987
- Type
- Retaining wall
- Address
- Retaining Wall of Terrace to Garden Front of Somerleyton Hall, Ashby and Herringfleet, NR32 5QQ
- OS grid reference
- TM 492 977
- Coordinates
- 52.52102, 1.67258
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The retaining wall of the terrace along the garden front of Somerleyton Hall dates from around 1846 and was designed by John Thomas for Sir Morton Peto. It is constructed of stone and features raised rectangular panels with vermiculated rustication. The wall includes three flights of steps leading down to the formal gardens, aligned with the central and end bays of the house. At the base of the steps, there are low piers topped with urns. The wall curves forward at each end, with each curve ending in a reclining female figure in marble, representing Night on the south side and Day on the north side; both figures are signed 'John Thomas London'. Flanking the central steps are elegant antique bronze vases with dragon handles and intricate relief patterns, which were originally part of a bench feature within the garden walling to the south of the house. This retaining wall is part of a garden that is listed in the HBMC County Register of Gardens at Grade II*.
Local climate
Retaining Wall of Terrace to Garden Front of Somerleyton Hall receives an average of 780 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 60% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 78% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 6 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 96% of listed buildings. Of these, 4 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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- No EPC on record for this property
- No sale records on file
- Related listed building consents — 2 applications
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