Old City Gaol, South East Perimeter Wall is a Grade II listed building in the Bristol, City of local planning authority area, England. First listed on 8 August 1975. Perimeter wall.
Old City Gaol, South East Perimeter Wall
- WRENN ID
- lesser-attic-stoat
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Bristol, City of
- Constituency
- Bristol Central MP: Carla Denyer (Green)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 8 August 1975
- Type
- Perimeter wall
- Address
- Old City Gaol, South East Perimeter Wall, Cumberland Road
- OS grid reference
- ST 586 721
- Coordinates
- 51.44673, -2.59679
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Old City Gaol's south-east perimeter wall, located on Cumberland Road in Bristol, was built in 1832 by TS Pope. Constructed from carboniferous limestone ashlar and coursed pennant, this tall, curved wall features broad buttresses and an elliptical-arched carriage entrance at the eastern end, which has a key dated 1890. The battered northern wall extends westward from this entrance. Historically, the City Gaol had five wings centered around the entrance gate, and this wall is part of the remains of the eastern wing. The majority of the city gaol was demolished in 1898, with the surviving entrance gateway located 200 meters to the west.
Local climate
Old City Gaol, South East Perimeter Wall receives an average of 860 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 61% 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 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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