Retaining Wall to the Raised Garden to the South West of Endsleigh House is a Grade I listed building in the West Devon local planning authority area, England. First listed on 7 November 1985. A Circa 1810 Retaining wall.
Retaining Wall to the Raised Garden to the South West of Endsleigh House
- WRENN ID
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- Grade
- I
- Local Planning Authority
- West Devon
- Constituency
- Torridge and Tavistock MP: Sir Geoffrey Cox (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 7 November 1985
- Type
- Retaining wall
- OS grid reference
- SX 390 785
- Coordinates
- 50.58487, -4.27457
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The retaining wall to the raised garden is located to the southwest of Endsleigh House and dates from around 1810. It is possibly designed by Humphry Repton for the 6th Duke of Bedford. The wall is constructed of stone rubble and features an oversailing capping that includes a channel for a small artificial stream. It has a curved shape, contributing to the crescent layout of the picturesque Cottage Ornee designed by Sir Jeffry Wyatville. On the south side, there is an arched recess that contains a grotesque head. The raised garden was once planted with designs that may have been influenced by Repton's study of Oriental gardens, particularly in relation to his work on the Royal Pavilion. The garden featured a parterre and central fountain, representing an early revival of formal garden design, as illustrated in the Red Book from 1814.
Local climate
Retaining Wall to the Raised Garden to the South West of Endsleigh House sits in a wetter-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 1,030 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 82% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 81% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 19 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 80% of listed buildings. Of these, 8 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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