Wall at Holy Rood Roman Catholic Church

This is a section of an 18th-century wall, with repairs and alterations from the 19th and 20th centuries, forming part of the rear boundary of Grandpont House and continuing along Abingdon Road. It sits within the car park of Holy Rood Roman Catholic Church and runs along the northern bank of Hogsacre Ditch.

The north-south aligned wall comprises two sections separated by a 2.5-meter opening leading from Abingdon Road into the church car park. This section continues along Abingdon Road towards Folly Bridge. The wall is approximately 4 meters high on both sides of the opening and is constructed of regularly coursed stone, showing varied detailing and finish, topped with stone capping. Evidence of at least four phases of construction and repair is visible, particularly on the eastern elevation: the earliest section rises approximately 2 meters, topped by around 1.5 meters of 19th-century work, and a third phase of four courses, 0.5 meters high, with stone capping. Later 20th-century supporting elements include dressed stone blocks, concrete capping, and cement re-pointing. The eastern elevation is supported by 0.5-meter wide stone buttresses. Blocked stone arches are visible at ground level within the wall, above water courses, and are situated outside the Holy Rood Roman Catholic Church car park boundary.

The east-west aligned return wall runs along the southern side of the car park, along the northern bank of Hogsacre Ditch. The wall is approximately 7 meters long, 0.5 meters wide, and 4 meters high at its western end, reducing to approximately 2.5 meters high at the eastern end. Constructed of stone with varied detailing and finish, representing multiple phases of repair and rebuilding, the wall is capped in stone. On the southwestern corner, evidence suggests a former structure, with a blocked brick doorway, window, and five holes for timbers of a former roof. A decayed timber door is visible on the southern elevation, facing Hogsacre Ditch.