Causeway Approximately 400 Metres West of Baldon House is a Grade II listed building in the South Oxfordshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 19 August 1986. Retaining wall.
Causeway Approximately 400 Metres West of Baldon House
- WRENN ID
- white-minaret-lichen
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- South Oxfordshire
- Constituency
- Didcot and Wantage MP: Olly Glover (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 19 August 1986
- Type
- Retaining wall
- OS grid reference
- SU 557 989
- Coordinates
- 51.68635, -1.19544
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The causeway retaining wall, located approximately 400 meters west of Baldon House, dates from the late 18th century and is constructed of limestone ashlar. The eastern face of the causeway is supported by a stone wall designed as a triple-arched bridge. The arches, which feature projecting double-stepped keyblocks, vary in size and create recesses, with the central recess containing a small opening for water to flow through. The wall rises towards the center and curves outward at both ends, likely intended to serve as the head of a small lake.
Local climate
Causeway Approximately 400 Metres West of Baldon House sits in a drier-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 730 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 80% 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 34 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 52% of listed buildings. Of these, 15 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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