Balustrading, Steps and Ha-Ha Wall Approximately 80 Metres South East of National Westminster Bank Staff College is a Grade II listed building in the West Oxfordshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 30 August 1988. Garden features.

Balustrading, Steps and Ha-Ha Wall Approximately 80 Metres South East of National Westminster Bank Staff College

WRENN ID
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Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
West Oxfordshire
Constituency
Banbury MP: Sean Woodcock (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
30 August 1988
Type
Garden features
OS grid reference
SP 364 263
Coordinates
51.93473, -1.47106
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

This listing describes garden features located approximately 80 meters southeast of the National Westminster Bank Staff College in Heythrop Park. The balustrading, steps, and ha-ha wall were likely constructed around 1705 and 1871 and are made of limestone ashlar. The balustrading and steps flank the lawn at the rear of the Main House, extending from the terrace walls and connecting to a battered ha-ha wall that features three rectangular bastions, which may date from the 18th century. These features are included for their group value, as Heythrop Park is recognized at Grade II* in the English Heritage Register of Parks and Gardens.

Local climate

Balustrading, Steps and Ha-Ha Wall Approximately 80 Metres South East of National Westminster Bank Staff College receives an average of 770 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 64% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 62% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 38 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 72% of listed buildings. Of these, 18 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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