Terrace Walk at Leighton Hall is a Grade II listed building in the Powys local planning authority area, Wales. First listed on 24 December 1982. Terrace walk.

Terrace Walk at Leighton Hall

WRENN ID
winter-truss-alder
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Powys
Constituency
Montgomeryshire and Glyndwr MP: Steve Witherden (Lab)
Country
Wales
Date first listed
24 December 1982
Type
Terrace walk
Address
Terrace Walk at Leighton Hall, Leighton Park, Forden, Forden with Leighton and Trelystan
OS grid reference
SJ 241 046
Coordinates
52.63383, -3.12269
Source
Cadw listing

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Description

The terrace walk at Leighton Hall is a 19th-century structure that runs along the north front of the hall and continues on the east side, leading to the steps in front of the entrance to Leighton Hall Tower. It is built from coursed, rock-faced Cefn stone with ashlar dressings. The northern section features a low retaining wall with ramped coping, complemented by curved steps to the west and straight steps to the east, which align with the bow and bay windows of the hall. The terrace ends with a north-south wall to the west, which includes a tall octagonal pier adorned with a frieze of blank shields beneath battlements. This wall returns to the hall, featuring an embattled doorway. At the northeast corner, there is an additional flight of steps where the terrace wall turns south and continues, stepping out to follow the layout of the hall, leading to the steps beside the tower.

Local climate

Terrace Walk at Leighton Hall receives an average of 860 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 61% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 55% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 45 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 86% of listed buildings. Of these, 24 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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  1. Leighton Hall Grade I 16 m
  2. Leighton Hall Tower Grade I 54 m
  3. Library Garden, Leighton Hall Grade II 61 m
  4. Arbour at Leighton Hall Grade II 73 m
  5. Footbridge E of Leighton Hall Tower Grade II* 81 m
  6. Terrace Walk S of Leighton Hall Tower Grade II 81 m
  7. Statue of Icarus in Serpentine Pond to NE of Leighton Hall Grade II 94 m
  8. Boundary wall S of Leighton Hall Tower Grade II 108 m
  9. Cascade at Leighton Hall Grade II 110 m
  10. Iron Gate and Gate Piers at NW entrance to Leighton Hall Grade II 113 m