Serpentine Wall Immediately North East of the Rookery is a Grade II listed building in the East Suffolk local planning authority area, England. First listed on 19 November 1984. Serpentine wall.
Serpentine Wall Immediately North East of the Rookery
- WRENN ID
- floating-pavement-lark
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- East Suffolk
- Constituency
- Central Suffolk and North Ipswich MP: Patrick Spencer (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 19 November 1984
- Type
- Serpentine wall
- Address
- Serpentine Wall Immediately North East of the Rookery, Brandeston Road, Earl Soham
- OS grid reference
- TM 231 629
- Coordinates
- 52.21964, 1.26553
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The serpentine wall, located immediately northeast of The Rookery, dates from the 18th century. It is constructed of red brick and measures approximately 30 meters long and 2.5 meters high. The lower part of the wall is built in random bond, while the upper part is in stretcher bond and is only one brick thick.
Local climate
Serpentine Wall Immediately North East of the Rookery 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 79% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 26 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 73% of listed buildings. Of these, 13 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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