Retaining Wall Attached to South of Garden Front of Kirby Hall is a Grade II listed building in the North Northamptonshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 6 March 1987. Retaining wall.
Retaining Wall Attached to South of Garden Front of Kirby Hall
- WRENN ID
- waiting-pier-yew
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- North Northamptonshire
- Constituency
- Corby and East Northamptonshire MP: Lee Barron (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 6 March 1987
- Type
- Retaining wall
- OS grid reference
- SP 925 926
- Coordinates
- 52.52402, -0.63679
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The retaining wall, likely built in the late 17th century, is made of limestone ashlar and features piers. It is located to the south of the garden front of Kirby Hall, which is owned by the Winchelsea estate and is under the guardianship of the Historic Monuments and Buildings Commission for England. Kirby Hall itself is recognized as an ancient monument, and the wall is included for its group value. Additionally, the garden of Kirby Hall is listed in the Historic Buildings and Monuments Commission County Register of gardens at Grade II*.
Local climate
Retaining Wall Attached to South of Garden Front of Kirby Hall 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 85% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 84% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 33 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 56% 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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