Wall Attached to North East Corner of the Retreat is a Grade II listed building in the Wiltshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 1 July 1976. Wall.

Wall Attached to North East Corner of the Retreat

WRENN ID
half-banister-auburn
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Wiltshire
Constituency
South Cotswolds MP: Dr Roz Savage (LD)
Country
England
Date first listed
1 July 1976
Type
Wall
OS grid reference
ST 934 873
Coordinates
51.58531, -2.09536
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

This is a wall attached to the north-east corner of The Retreat in Malmesbury. It dates from the 19th century but has medieval footings and is situated along the line of the former Abbey precinct wall. The wall is constructed from squared limestone rubble and features a 20th-century capping. It extends approximately 100 meters to the east.

Local climate

Wall Attached to North East Corner of the Retreat receives an average of 800 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 53% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 52% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 35 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 56% 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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