Ha Ha About 75 Metres West of Finchcocks is a Grade II listed building in the Tunbridge Wells local planning authority area, England. First listed on 22 June 1989. Ha-ha.

Ha Ha About 75 Metres West of Finchcocks

WRENN ID
waning-cinder-hazel
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Tunbridge Wells
Constituency
Tunbridge Wells MP: Mike Martin (LD)
Country
England
Date first listed
22 June 1989
Type
Ha-ha
OS grid reference
TQ 699 363
Coordinates
51.1017, 0.42612
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

This ha-ha, located about 75 metres west of Finchcocks, dates from the 18th century and was extended in the early 19th century. It is constructed from sandstone and red brick. The structure stands approximately 3 feet high and stretches over 100 metres in a winding path from north to south, returning to the east at both ends. It features buttressing and has an additional brick retaining wall at the southern end, adjacent to a walled garden.

Local climate

Ha Ha About 75 Metres West of Finchcocks 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 greater than that of 56% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 29 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 68% 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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