Section of Roman Wall 20 Metres South of Former Deanery Section of Roman Wall 20 Metres South of Kings School Sixth Form Centre is a Grade I listed building in the Medway local planning authority area, England. First listed on 19 February 1970. A Early C3 Roman wall, section of wall.

Section of Roman Wall 20 Metres South of Former Deanery Section of Roman Wall 20 Metres South of Kings School Sixth Form Centre

WRENN ID
distant-baluster-frost
Grade
I
Local Planning Authority
Medway
Constituency
Rochester and Strood MP: Lauren Edwards (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
19 February 1970
Type
Roman wall, section of wall
OS grid reference
TQ 743 684
Coordinates
51.38814, 0.50374
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

This section of the Roman wall, located 20 metres south of the former Deanery, which is now the King's School Sixth Form Centre, dates back to possibly the early 3rd century. The wall is constructed of coursed rubble, primarily clunch, and features a significant amount of exposed rubble core. It has been repaired with renewed coping and some patching. The wall extends for approximately 30 metres and stands about 1.5 metres high.

Local climate

Section of Roman Wall 20 Metres South of Former Deanery Section of Roman Wall 20 Metres South of Kings School Sixth Form Centre 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 84% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 74% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 23 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 76% of listed buildings. Of these, 11 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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