Walls on East and West Sides of Paine's Twittern is a Grade II listed building in the South Downs National Park local planning authority area, England. First listed on 29 October 1985. Walls.

Walls on East and West Sides of Paine's Twittern

WRENN ID
outer-glass-dawn
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
South Downs National Park
Constituency
Lewes MP: James MacCleary (LD)
Country
England
Date first listed
29 October 1985
Type
Walls
Address
Walls on East and West Sides of Paine's Twittern, Lewes
OS grid reference
TQ 413 099
Coordinates
50.87144, 0.00757
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The walls on the east and west sides of Paine's Twittern are structures from the 18th and 19th centuries, with some patches made in the 21st century. They are constructed from red and blue brick, featuring sections of chequer and knapped flint, along with some red and blue brick banding. The walls are approximately 8 to 12 feet high and about 100 yards long. They include various blocked arches, irregular patches of quoining, and several doors leading to gardens and buildings behind.

Local climate

Walls on East and West Sides of Paine's Twittern receives an average of 850 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 59% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 90% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 15 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 85% 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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