Retaining Wall Approximately 110 Metres East of East Front of Drayton House is a Grade II listed building in the North Northamptonshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 31 July 1987. Retaining wall.
Retaining Wall Approximately 110 Metres East of East Front of Drayton House
- WRENN ID
- waiting-vestry-tarn
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- North Northamptonshire
- Constituency
- Corby and East Northamptonshire MP: Lee Barron (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 31 July 1987
- Type
- Retaining wall
- OS grid reference
- SP 963 801
- Coordinates
- 52.41098, -0.58422
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The retaining wall, located approximately 110 metres east of the east front of Drayton House, is likely from the early 18th century and was built for Sir John Germain. It is constructed from squared coursed limestone and features ashlar coping. The wall includes a central semi-circular bastion aligned with the main east/west axis of Drayton House, creating a terrace for the Statue of Samson and the Philistine. This area is part of the gardens that are registered at grade I.
Local climate
Retaining Wall Approximately 110 Metres East of East Front of Drayton House sits in a drier-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 710 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 88% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 88% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 33 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 54% of listed buildings. Of these, 16 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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