Part of the City, Palace and Castle Wall Running East from Priory Gate to Angle Near to Hall Above Magdalen Hospital is a Grade I listed building in the Winchester local planning authority area, England. First listed on 24 March 1950. A Medieval Wall.
Part of the City, Palace and Castle Wall Running East from Priory Gate to Angle Near to Hall Above Magdalen Hospital
- WRENN ID
- dark-gateway-briar
- Grade
- I
- Local Planning Authority
- Winchester
- Constituency
- Winchester MP: Dr Danny Chambers (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 24 March 1950
- Type
- Wall
- Period
- Medieval
- OS grid reference
- SU 485 292
- Coordinates
- 51.06059, -1.30808
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This is a section of the City, Palace, and Castle Wall that runs east from Priory Gate to an angle near Wharf Mill and north to the Hall above Magdalen Hospital. The walls, which date back to the 13th century, are now quite fragmentary but can still be traced along their length. They were repaired in 1376 and again in the 15th century. Constructed from limestone rubble, the most complete section, which includes battlements, is located at the south-east corner. Portions of the walls are shared by the City, Wolvesey Palace, the Cathedral Close, and Wolvesey Castle. Two gates remain: Westgate, located on High Street, and Kingsgate, on St Swithun Street; both of these gates are Scheduled Ancient Monuments.
Local climate
Part of the City, Palace and Castle Wall Running East from Priory Gate to Angle Near to Hall Above Magdalen Hospital receives an average of 800 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 56% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 54% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 32 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 59% of listed buildings. Of these, 13 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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