Retaining wall to the south of main House (Kenry House) is a Grade II listed building in the Kingston upon Thames local planning authority area, England. First listed on 6 October 1983. A C18 Retaining wall.

Retaining wall to the south of main House (Kenry House)

WRENN ID
cold-chancel-aspen
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Kingston upon Thames
Constituency
Richmond Park MP: Sarah Olney (LD)
Country
England
Date first listed
6 October 1983
Type
Retaining wall
OS grid reference
TQ 208 714
Coordinates
51.42902, -0.26366
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The retaining wall to the south of Kenry House is a significant structure from the late 18th century to early 19th century. This massive brick wall was originally built to support the garden in front of Kenry House, although the garden is now occupied by Kingston University buildings, which were formerly Kingston Polytechnic. The wall is made of plum brick and measures approximately 150 metres in length and 3 to 4 metres in height. It features thick, sloping brick buttresses that are each 3 to 4 feet wide.

Local climate

Retaining wall to the south of main House (Kenry House) sits in a drier-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 720 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 83% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 78% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 32 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 59% of listed buildings. Of these, 14 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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