Two Pairs of Retaining Walls and Central Steps, 25 Yards West of Little Sodbury Manor is a Grade II listed building in the South Gloucestershire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 5 June 1984. A Renaissance Garden structure.
Two Pairs of Retaining Walls and Central Steps, 25 Yards West of Little Sodbury Manor
- WRENN ID
- half-groin-snow
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- South Gloucestershire
- Constituency
- Thornbury and Yate MP: Claire Young (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 5 June 1984
- Type
- Garden structure
- Period
- Renaissance
- OS grid reference
- ST 759 829
- Coordinates
- 51.54454, -2.34819
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Two pairs of retaining walls and central steps are located 25 yards west of Little Sodbury Manor. These structures date from the early 16th century and have been remodelled and restored. The rubble walls stand between 5 to 8 feet high, with central flights of steps flanked by coped rubble walls. The upper wall supports a terrace, while the lower wall retains a bowling green, which is said to have been used during a visit from Henry VIII. There are return walls at the south ends, extending for 10 yards.
Local climate
Two Pairs of Retaining Walls and Central Steps, 25 Yards West of Little Sodbury Manor receives an average of 830 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 54% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 57% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 36 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 63% of listed buildings. Of these, 16 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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