Wall of Recreation Ground is a Grade II listed building in the Southwark local planning authority area, England. Wall.
Wall of Recreation Ground
- WRENN ID
- grim-ledge-barley
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Southwark
- Constituency
- Bermondsey and Old Southwark MP: Neil Coyle (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Type
- Wall
- Address
- Wall of Recreation Ground, Long Lane
- OS grid reference
- TQ 332 794
- Coordinates
- 51.49797, -0.08243
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The wall of the recreation ground, originally part of a Quaker burial ground, dates back to 1697 and has undergone later rebuildings. It is constructed of brick and features a stone tablet that states, "This wall being 29 feet and 3 inches in length is the property of and was built by John Savidge 1749 and 1750." Additionally, there is a granite slab indicating ownership by the Society of Friends, with the date of purchase in 1697 and the date of closing in 1855. The wall is adorned with shields that are incised with numbers and letters. Several tombstones, mostly illegible, are placed against the walls, with one dating from 1791. Remnants of a meeting house are believed to remain at the entrance.
Local climate
Wall of Recreation Ground 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 95% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 98% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 35 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 57% of listed buildings. Of these, 16 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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- Sale history — 8 transactions since 2002
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