Arched wall to forecourt of Vaynol Old Hall is a Grade II* listed building in the Gwynedd local planning authority area, Wales. First listed on 22 September 1997. Wall.

Arched wall to forecourt of Vaynol Old Hall

WRENN ID
fading-hearth-aspen
Grade
II*
Local Planning Authority
Gwynedd
Constituency
Bangor Aberconwy MP: Claire Hughes (Lab)
Country
Wales
Date first listed
22 September 1997
Type
Wall
Address
Arched wall to forecourt of Vaynol Old Hall, Vaynol Park, Bangor, Pentir
OS grid reference
SH 538 695
Coordinates
53.20294, -4.18995
Source
Cadw listing

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Description

The arched wall to the forecourt of Vaynol Old Hall is a Grade II* listed structure made of rubble stonework, featuring freestone voussoirs that form a wide 3-centred arch over the pathway in front of the Hall. The wall measures approximately 11 meters in length and 3.3 meters in height. It is situated adjacent to the west wing of the Old Hall and the corner of the south porch of the Chapel of St Mary. Notably, the copings on the wall appear to be missing.

Local climate

Arched wall to forecourt of Vaynol Old Hall sits in one of the wettest parts of the UK, with an average of 1,210 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 92% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 93% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 23 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 75% of listed buildings. Of these, 11 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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