Retaining Wall in Front of No 59 is a Grade II listed building in the Sevenoaks local planning authority area, England. First listed on 16 January 1975. Retaining wall.

Retaining Wall in Front of No 59

WRENN ID
scarred-cupola-grain
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Sevenoaks
Constituency
Sevenoaks MP: Laura Trott (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
16 January 1975
Type
Retaining wall
Address
Retaining Wall in Front of No 59, High Street, Seal
OS grid reference
TQ 551 566
Coordinates
51.28822, 0.22327
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

This is an 18th-century retaining wall made of brick with a stone foundation, located in front of No 59 on High Street in Seal. It features six steps leading up to the front door.

Local climate

Retaining Wall in Front of No 59 receives an average of 750 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 72% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 72% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 36 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 60% of listed buildings. Of these, 17 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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