St Edwards School Retaining Wall 25 Metres South of Melchet Court is a Grade II listed building in the Test Valley local planning authority area, England. First listed on 17 November 1986. Retaining wall. 1 related planning application.
St Edwards School Retaining Wall 25 Metres South of Melchet Court
- WRENN ID
- sleeping-pilaster-nettle
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Test Valley
- Constituency
- Romsey and Southampton North MP: Caroline Nokes (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 17 November 1986
- Type
- Retaining wall
- Address
- St Edwards School Retaining Wall 25 Metres South of Melchet Court, SO51 6ZR
- OS grid reference
- SU 270 222
- Coordinates
- 50.99876, -1.61575
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The retaining wall and steps at St Edwards School, located 25 meters south of Melchet Court, date from the late 19th century to early 20th century. The structure is made of brick with stone dressings and features stone steps. The wall is 100 meters long and runs parallel to the house, connecting at one end to a water garden, and is topped by a stone balustrade. In the center, there is a flight of steps that are narrow at the top and widen out from the third step.
Local climate
St Edwards School Retaining Wall 25 Metres South of Melchet Court receives an average of 780 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 61% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 64% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 28 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 70% of listed buildings. Of these, 10 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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- No EPC on record for this property
- No sale records on file
- Related listed building consents — 1 application
- Detailed attributes — period, style, materials, features
- Flood risk assessment
- Radon risk assessment
- Weather exposure and heating demand — rain and frost month by month and year by year, wind direction, solar and humidity
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