Wall Enclosing St Giles's Vicarage Garden is a Grade II listed building in the Reading local planning authority area, England. First listed on 14 December 1978. Garden wall.

Wall Enclosing St Giles's Vicarage Garden

WRENN ID
slow-latch-crimson
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Reading
Constituency
Reading Central MP: Matt Rodda (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
14 December 1978
Type
Garden wall
Address
Wall Enclosing St Giles's Vicarage Garden, Church Street
OS grid reference
SU 716 729
Coordinates
51.45094, -0.96984
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The wall enclosing St Giles's Vicarage Garden is likely from the early to mid 19th century. It is constructed of brick, featuring a plinth and chamfered capping. The wall stands approximately 9 feet high and extends about 25 yards along the north side. It continues to the east and returns to the south, reaching as far as the Parish Hall on Southampton Street.

Local climate

Wall Enclosing St Giles's Vicarage Garden sits in a drier-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 730 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 80% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 73% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 34 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 53% 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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