The Former Boundary Wall of Highcliffe Castle Fronting Lymington Road; Sections Opposite Nea Road, Westwards to Public Footpath is a Grade II listed building in the Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole local planning authority area, England. First listed on 8 December 1997. Boundary wall.
The Former Boundary Wall of Highcliffe Castle Fronting Lymington Road; Sections Opposite Nea Road, Westwards to Public Footpath
- WRENN ID
- slow-hammer-stoat
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
- Constituency
- Christchurch MP: Sir Christopher Chope (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 8 December 1997
- Type
- Boundary wall
- Address
- The Former Boundary Wall of Highcliffe Castle Fronting Lymington Road; Sections Opposite Nea Road, Westwards to Public Footpath, Highcliffe and Walkford
- OS grid reference
- SZ 199 934
- Coordinates
- 50.74011, -1.71843
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The former boundary wall of Highcliffe Castle, located along Lymington Road, dates from around 1830 and was repaired in the 20th century. It is constructed from Hitch's patent bricks arranged in a rat-trap bond, featuring a triangular brick coping and buttresses. The wall stands approximately 1.5 meters tall and is currently divided into two sections. It was likely built during the remodelling of Highcliffe Castle by Donthorne between 1830 and 1834. In 1828, Caleb Hitch, a brickmaker from Ware in Hertfordshire, received a patent for large interlocking bricks with cavities, which were laid on edge and claimed to be more economical than standard bricks. However, due to the complexity of the design needed for corners, many different patterns were required, leading to limited adoption and making Hitch bricks quite rare outside of Ware. The later extensions made with standard bricks are not of special interest.
Local climate
The Former Boundary Wall of Highcliffe Castle Fronting Lymington Road; Sections Opposite Nea Road, Westwards to Public Footpath receives an average of 930 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 71% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 92% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 8 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 92% of listed buildings. Of these, 3 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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