Remains of Town Walls is a Grade II listed building in the South Downs National Park local planning authority area, England. First listed on 16 March 1970. Town walls. 4 related planning applications.
Remains of Town Walls
- WRENN ID
- winding-render-plum
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- South Downs National Park
- Constituency
- Lewes MP: James MacCleary (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 16 March 1970
- Type
- Town walls
- Address
- Remains of Town Walls, Westgate Street, Lewes
- OS grid reference
- TQ 412 100
- Coordinates
- 50.87245, 0.00635
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The remains of the town walls in Lewes are of historical significance, with foundations that may date back to before the Conquest. Above these foundations are sections of 13th and 14th-century walls, which are partially topped by 18th and 19th-century walls that were restored in the 20th century. The structure is made of brick and flint, with some areas featuring banded brickwork and parts rebuilt in red brick. The walls stand approximately 20 to 30 feet high and extend about 50 yards north from the rear of the High Street, continuing for 100 yards along the side of the Castle site to Castle Lane.
Local climate
Remains of Town Walls 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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- Full EPC report — heating system, energy costs, size, glazing, construction etc.
- Sale history — 1 transaction since 2024
- Related listed building consents — 4 applications
- Detailed attributes — period, style, materials, features
- Flood risk assessment
- Radon risk assessment
- Weather exposure and heating demand — rain and frost month by month and year by year, wind direction, solar and humidity
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