Retaining Wall to Rockery Approximately 17 Metres South of Garden Front is a Grade II listed building in the West Northamptonshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 19 July 1985. Retaining wall.
Retaining Wall to Rockery Approximately 17 Metres South of Garden Front
- WRENN ID
- little-doorway-martin
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- West Northamptonshire
- Constituency
- Daventry MP: Stuart Andrew (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 19 July 1985
- Type
- Retaining wall
- OS grid reference
- SP 759 745
- Coordinates
- 52.36332, -0.8865
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This retaining wall, built around 1857 for Sir Charles Isham, is located approximately 17 meters south of the garden front of Lamport Hall. Constructed from squared coursed lias, it serves as a retaining wall for a rockery that is attached to its north side. This structure is included for its group value with Lamport Hall.
Local climate
Retaining Wall to Rockery Approximately 17 Metres South of Garden Front sits in a drier-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 740 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 76% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 81% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 38 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 73% of listed buildings. Of these, 19 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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