Retaining Wall Along Highgate Hill Between Street Pavement and Higher Paved Walk Leading to Numbers 104 to 110 (Even) and the Cottage, and Houses Farther West is a Grade II listed building in the Haringey local planning authority area, England. First listed on 10 May 1974. A C18 Retaining wall.
Retaining Wall Along Highgate Hill Between Street Pavement and Higher Paved Walk Leading to Numbers 104 to 110 (Even) and the Cottage, and Houses Farther West
- WRENN ID
- watchful-panel-fen
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Haringey
- Constituency
- Hampstead and Highgate MP: Tulip Siddiq (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 10 May 1974
- Type
- Retaining wall
- Address
- Retaining Wall Along Highgate Hill Between Street Pavement and Higher Paved Walk Leading to Numbers 104 to 110 (Even) and the Cottage, and Houses Farther West, N6 5HF
- OS grid reference
- TQ 287 873
- Coordinates
- 51.57014, -0.14437
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The retaining wall along Highgate Hill, located between the street pavement and the higher paved walk that leads to numbers 104 to 110 (even) and "The Cottage" as well as houses further west, is likely from the 18th century. This wall is constructed of red brick in Flemish bond and features wrought iron railings above, which are probably from the 19th century. Additionally, there are Portland stone blocks inserted at intervals in the top courses of the wall.
Local climate
Retaining Wall Along Highgate Hill Between Street Pavement and Higher Paved Walk Leading to Numbers 104 to 110 (Even) and the Cottage, and Houses Farther West sits in one of the driest parts of the UK, with an average of 680 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 99% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 29 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 66% 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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