Retaining and Boundary Walls to Parish Church of St Luke is a Grade II listed building in the Torbay local planning authority area, England. First listed on 3 May 1994. Retaining wall, boundary wall. 3 related planning applications.
Retaining and Boundary Walls to Parish Church of St Luke
- WRENN ID
- hidden-baluster-fen
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Torbay
- Constituency
- Torbay MP: Steve Darling (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 3 May 1994
- Type
- Retaining wall, boundary wall
- Address
- Retaining and Boundary Walls to Parish Church of St Luke, St Luke's Road
- OS grid reference
- SX 912 639
- Coordinates
- 50.46545, -3.53296
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The retaining and boundary walls to the Parish Church of St Luke in Torquay were likely built in 1863, at the same time as the church, and designed by A. Blomfield. They are constructed from local grey limestone rubble with freestone dressings. The retaining wall on the north side of the church features large, blind Gothic stone arches with a 2-centred design. The west wall includes freestone coping and gate piers that have square bases topped with pyramidal caps. This retaining wall is an important part of the church's design, enhancing its position on a hilltop site.
Local climate
Retaining and Boundary Walls to Parish Church of St Luke receives an average of 870 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 64% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 83% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 11 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 90% of listed buildings. Of these, 4 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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- Full EPC report — heating system, energy costs, size, glazing, construction etc.
- Sale history — 1 transaction since 2000
- Related listed building consents — 3 applications
- Detailed attributes — period, style, materials, features
- Flood risk assessment
- Radon risk assessment
- Weather exposure and heating demand — rain and frost month by month and year by year, wind direction, solar and humidity
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