Boundary Wall Flanking Park Walk on North Side in Curtilage of the Following Porperties Nos 17 and 19 High Street, Nos 6 and 8 Church Lane, Priory House, Church Lane, and the Remains of Shaftesbury Abbey Wall Within Curtilage of Nos 17 and 19 High Street and Facing on to Park Walk Wall Within Curtilage of Nos 6 and 8 and Facing on to Park Walk Wall Within Curtilage of Priory House and Facing on to Park Walk is a Grade II listed building in the Dorset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 15 October 1973. Boundary wall.

Boundary Wall Flanking Park Walk on North Side in Curtilage of the Following Porperties Nos 17 and 19 High Street, Nos 6 and 8 Church Lane, Priory House, Church Lane, and the Remains of Shaftesbury Abbey Wall Within Curtilage of Nos 17 and 19 High Street and Facing on to Park Walk Wall Within Curtilage of Nos 6 and 8 and Facing on to Park Walk Wall Within Curtilage of Priory House and Facing on to Park Walk

WRENN ID
lost-bracket-dew
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Dorset
Constituency
North Dorset MP: Simon Hoare (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
15 October 1973
Type
Boundary wall
OS grid reference
ST 861 228
Coordinates
51.00509, -2.19841
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The boundary wall flanking Park Walk on the north side is part of the curtilage of several properties, including Nos 17 and 19 High Street, Nos 6 and 8 Church Lane, Priory House on Church Lane, and the remains of Shaftesbury Abbey. This wall, which is approximately 8 feet high, dates from the 18th century and may incorporate masonry from the medieval Abbey of Shaftesbury. It is constructed of squared rubble masonry with stone coping. The wall features an eastern corner and a returning section on the northeast that extends towards King Alfred's Kitchen, as well as around the grounds of The Abbey House.

Local climate

Boundary Wall Flanking Park Walk on North Side in Curtilage of the Following Porperties Nos 17 and 19 High Street, Nos 6 and 8 Church Lane, Priory House, Church Lane, and the Remains of Shaftesbury Abbey Wall Within Curtilage of Nos 17 and 19 High Street and Facing on to Park Walk Wall Within Curtilage of Nos 6 and 8 and Facing on to Park Walk Wall Within Curtilage of Priory House and Facing on to Park Walk receives an average of 830 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 53% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 58% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 35 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 59% 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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