Wall of Magdalen Almshouses is a Grade II listed building in the Exeter local planning authority area, England. First listed on 18 June 1974. Wall.

Wall of Magdalen Almshouses

WRENN ID
wild-iron-ivy
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Exeter
Constituency
Exeter MP: Steve Race (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
18 June 1974
Type
Wall
Address
Wall of Magdalen Almshouses, Magdalen Road
OS grid reference
SX 926 923
Coordinates
50.72096, -3.52249
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The wall of the Magdalen Almshouses, located on the north side of Magdalen Road, is contemporary with the almshouses themselves. It is constructed of purple stone and features an entrance archway. The wall, along with the almshouses numbered 1 to 16 consecutively, forms a cohesive group.

Local climate

Wall of Magdalen Almshouses receives an average of 840 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 57% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 72% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 19 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 80% of listed buildings. Of these, 7 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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