Wall of Upper Cemetery of St Thomas Aquinas Church is a Grade II listed building in the Bath and North East Somerset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 15 October 2010. Wall. 1 related planning application.

Wall of Upper Cemetery of St Thomas Aquinas Church

WRENN ID
worn-cupola-alder
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
Wall
Address
Wall of Upper Cemetery of St Thomas Aquinas Church, Church Lane
OS grid reference
ST 760 638
Coordinates
51.37304, -2.34548
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The wall of the Upper Cemetery of St Thomas Aquinas Church is a Grade II listed structure located in Widcombe. Built in the mid-19th century, it is constructed of coursed squared limestone topped with flat stone coping. The wall stands approximately 2.5 meters high and stretches about 40 meters in length. It includes two gatepiers and a flight of steps leading to the cemetery at a higher level. This finely built retaining wall has good visual qualities and contributes significantly to the character of the old Widcombe village.

Local climate

Wall of Upper Cemetery of St Thomas Aquinas Church 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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