Terrace Retaining Wall to South of Danby Hall is a Grade II listed building in the North Yorkshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 25 June 1985. Retaining wall.

Terrace Retaining Wall to South of Danby Hall

WRENN ID
lapsed-keystone-hemlock
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
North Yorkshire
Constituency
Richmond and Northallerton MP: Rishi Sunak (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
25 June 1985
Type
Retaining wall
Address
Terrace Retaining Wall to South of Danby Hall, Thornton Steward
OS grid reference
SE 158 871
Coordinates
54.27947, -1.75757
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The terrace retaining wall to the south of Danby Hall dates from around 1855. It is constructed of coursed rubble and ashlar. The wall features a terrace made of coursed rubble, topped with cement urns. At both ends of the terrace, there are ashlar walls that support steps and a balustrade.

Local climate

Terrace Retaining Wall to South of Danby Hall receives an average of 930 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 71% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 52% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 53 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 94% of listed buildings. Of these, 32 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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