Ha-Ha and Retaining Wall to South of Orangery is a Grade II listed building in the North Yorkshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 14 March 1986. Landscape feature.

Ha-Ha and Retaining Wall to South of Orangery

WRENN ID
dusk-cupola-evening
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
North Yorkshire
Constituency
Selby MP: Keir Mather (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
14 March 1986
Type
Landscape feature
Address
Ha-Ha and Retaining Wall to South of Orangery, Byram Cum Sutton
OS grid reference
SE 500 263
Coordinates
53.73076, -1.24274
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The ha-ha and retaining wall located to the south of the orangery at Byram Park is a 19th-century structure, possibly incorporating an earlier retaining wall. Constructed from ashlar, the ha-ha is bastion-shaped and features a horizontal retaining wall, both of which include a central flight of steps. The ha-ha stands approximately 1.5 metres high, while the wall is around 1 metre high. The ha-ha is designed with curved coping and has piers at the angles and openings, topped with pyramidal caps that culminate in faceted finials. The retaining wall has a chamfered plinth and moulded coping, with piers at each end also surmounted by similar finials. The wall is further adorned with scrolls on the sides of the steps.

Local climate

Ha-Ha and Retaining Wall to South of Orangery receives an average of 750 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 71% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 94% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 37 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 70% of listed buildings. Of these, 18 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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