Garden Wall to South East of Touchstone is a Grade II listed building in the Bath and North East Somerset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 19 October 1983. Garden wall.
Garden Wall to South East of Touchstone
- WRENN ID
- nether-grate-alder
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Bath and North East Somerset
- Constituency
- Frome and East Somerset MP: Anna Sabine (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 19 October 1983
- Type
- Garden wall
- Address
- Garden Wall to South East of Touchstone, the Hill, Freshford
- OS grid reference
- ST 790 600
- Coordinates
- 51.33896, -2.30228
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The garden wall to the south-east of Touchstone dates from the mid to late 18th century. It is constructed from coursed, squared rubble and features a moulded coping. The wall stands approximately 8 to 10 feet high and stretches about 50 to 60 yards long. It was formerly part of the extensive gardens of The Old House and is included for its group value.
Local climate
Garden Wall to South East of Touchstone receives an average of 870 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 63% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 68% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 34 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 53% 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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