Boundary Wall to North West Corner of Friary Site, Blackfriars is a Grade II* listed building in the Gloucester local planning authority area, England. First listed on 12 March 1973. Boundary wall.

Boundary Wall to North West Corner of Friary Site, Blackfriars

WRENN ID
idle-copper-holly
Grade
II*
Local Planning Authority
Gloucester
Constituency
Gloucester MP: Alex McIntyre (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
12 March 1973
Type
Boundary wall
Address
Boundary Wall to North West Corner of Friary Site, Blackfriars, Ladybellegate Street
OS grid reference
SO 829 184
Coordinates
51.86447, -2.24902
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The boundary wall at the north-west corner of the former Dominican friary site, known as Blackfriars, is located on the south side of Blackfriars and the east side of Ladybellegate Street in Gloucester. This wall was constructed between 1540 and 1545 for Sir Thomas Bell and has undergone repairs at various times. It features reused medieval worked stones and rubble that are partly laid in courses, along with brick repairs and stone weathered copings.

Near the corner facing Blackfriars, there is a gateway with a pointed arch, which has an outer continuous hollow moulding on the splayed jambs and arch, topped with a coped parapet. Approximately 6 meters to the east, there is a second arched gateway made of brick, with a stone inset above the arch that is inscribed with "Blackfriars Square." This wall is now part of the ancient monument that includes Blackfriars Church.

Local climate

Boundary Wall to North West Corner of Friary Site, Blackfriars receives an average of 780 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 59% 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 36 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 65% of listed buildings. Of these, 17 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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