Retaining Wall East of Railway Line is a Grade II* listed building in the Bath and North East Somerset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 5 August 1975. Infrastructure.
Retaining Wall East of Railway Line
- WRENN ID
- scattered-pier-ebony
- Grade
- II*
- Local Planning Authority
- Bath and North East Somerset
- Constituency
- Bath MP: Wera Hobhouse (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 5 August 1975
- Type
- Infrastructure
- Address
- Retaining Wall East of Railway Line, Sydney Gardens
- OS grid reference
- ST 758 654
- Coordinates
- 51.38715, -2.34864
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The retaining wall east of the railway line, located between Beckford Road and Sydney Road, dates from around 1840 and was designed by I.K. Brunel, the engineer for the Great Western Railway. Constructed from limestone ashlar, the wall stands approximately 7 meters high and features a panelled parapet above a cornice and frieze. The lower section has a concave batter, a plinth, and shallow piers that are about 1.5 meters wide and spaced 8 meters apart.
This wall is part of the significant Great Western Railway mainline. The design reflects the sensitivity of the site, enhancing the landscape of Sydney Gardens rather than detracting from it. The broad gauge of the Great Western Railway is clearly visible, and the first train passed through in June 1841.
Local climate
Retaining Wall East of Railway Line receives an average of 850 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 59% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 63% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 33 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 55% of listed buildings. Of these, 14 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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