Gaol Wall, West of Crown Court is a Grade II listed building in the Cumberland local planning authority area, England. First listed on 11 April 1994. Gaol wall.
Gaol Wall, West of Crown Court
- WRENN ID
- gaunt-foundation-finch
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Cumberland
- Constituency
- Carlisle MP: Ms Julie Minns (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 11 April 1994
- Type
- Gaol wall
- Address
- Gaol Wall, West of Crown Court, Borough Street
- OS grid reference
- NY 401 555
- Coordinates
- 54.89149, -2.93444
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The gaol wall, located west of Crown Court in Carlisle, was built between 1824 and 1827 by Christopher Hodgson. It is constructed from high snecked red sandstone and features rounded coping, without a plinth. The wall runs from the Crown Court down Court Square Brow, along Borough Street, and up Bush Brow, enclosing the former gaol yard. Near the Crown Court, the wall retains its original height of nearly 10 metres and includes a blocked archway leading into the former stone yard. However, its height has been reduced along Borough Street and Bush Brow. The squared gate piers on Bush Brow were not built in the 1820s but are included for their group value. Original drawings by Christopher Hodgson for the gaol and this wall, dated 1824, can be found in Carlisle Library. For additional information on another section of this wall, refer to the Hospital Wing of County Gaol and Gaol Wall on English Street.
Local climate
Gaol Wall, West of Crown Court sits in a wetter-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 1,100 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 87% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 80% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 51 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 93% of listed buildings. Of these, 27 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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