Ha-ha or revetment wall separating the Crescent Gardens from Royal Victoria Park is a Grade II listed building in the Bath and North East Somerset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 15 October 2010. Revetment wall.
Ha-ha or revetment wall separating the Crescent Gardens from Royal Victoria Park
- WRENN ID
- sacred-sill-vale
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Bath and North East Somerset
- Constituency
- Bath MP: Wera Hobhouse (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 15 October 2010
- Type
- Revetment wall
- OS grid reference
- ST 744 653
- Coordinates
- 51.38666, -2.36847
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The ha-ha or revetment wall separates the Crescent Gardens from Royal Victoria Park and was built around 1774 to 1777. This wall is made of squared, coursed limestone rubble and stands approximately 1.5 meters high, extending about 180 meters from west to east.
Historically, the ha-ha was designed to keep livestock at a respectful distance from the Crescent while allowing views of the animals. It is depicted in Thomas Malton's engraving of the completed Royal Crescent from 1777. The rough finish of the masonry was likely intended to blend with the pastoral landscape it borders.
Local climate
Ha-ha or revetment wall separating the Crescent Gardens from Royal Victoria Park receives an average of 860 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 60% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 64% 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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