Wall Approximately 90 Metres West of Wembury House is a Grade II* listed building in the South Hams local planning authority area, England. First listed on 19 July 1984. Wall.
Wall Approximately 90 Metres West of Wembury House
- WRENN ID
- fallen-slate-willow
- Grade
- II*
- Local Planning Authority
- South Hams
- Constituency
- South West Devon MP: Rebecca Smith (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 19 July 1984
- Type
- Wall
- OS grid reference
- SX 530 491
- Coordinates
- 50.32425, -4.06598
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The wall approximately 90 metres west of Wembury House is a large structure that may have been defensive and is the only remaining part of a late 16th-century mansion. It dates from around the late 16th century and features an enormous rampart made of stone rubble with granite dressings, topped with a grassed walkway. The outer (west) revetment wall includes buttresses with set-offs and moulded saddle-back coping. The eastern side is also buttressed but lacks stone coping. There is a flight of steps on the eastern side that leads down to a lawn in front of the house. Wembury House was constructed on the site of a grand mansion owned by Sir John Hele, who purchased the estate in 1592 and is said to have built an enormous house, of which only this wall remains. The wall is believed to have served as a fortification against pirates due to its proximity to the coast.
Local climate
Wall Approximately 90 Metres West of Wembury House sits in a wetter-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 970 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 77% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 89% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 9 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 92% of listed buildings. Of these, 3 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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