Old Wall Along South and East Sides of Churchyard, Church of St John the Baptist is a Grade II listed building in the Greenwich local planning authority area, England. First listed on 26 May 1954. Wall.

Old Wall Along South and East Sides of Churchyard, Church of St John the Baptist

WRENN ID
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Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Greenwich
Constituency
Eltham and Chislehurst MP: Clive Efford (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
26 May 1954
Type
Wall
Address
Old Wall Along South and East Sides of Churchyard, Church of St John the Baptist, Eltham High Street Se9
OS grid reference
TQ 426 744
Coordinates
51.45091, 0.0517
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The old wall along the south and east sides of the churchyard of the Church of St John the Baptist dates from the 16th or 17th century and is constructed of red brick with sloped coping. The south wall is lower at the east end and higher at the west due to the slope of the hill. At the west end, the lower part of the wall is made of large, roughly knapped flints. The east end features flat buttresses on the upper walls that taper into the batter of the lower section. The eastern wall is mostly obscured by bus shelters and kiosks on the outside, while inside the churchyard, the ground rises to within 2 feet of the coping.

Local climate

Old Wall Along South and East Sides of Churchyard, Church of St John the Baptist 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 98% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 29 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 68% of listed buildings. Of these, 12 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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