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The City Walls of Worcester, section extending 130 feet from the back of No 27 New Street to Windsor Row, is a scheduled ancient monument comprising a substantial length of medieval defensive fortification. This section of the walls dates principally to the medieval period and represents part of the extensive circuit that formerly enclosed Worcester city centre. The surviving masonry demonstrates the construction techniques and materials employed in the city's defensive system, which was developed and maintained over several centuries to protect the prosperous medieval settlement. As a scheduled monument, this section is recognised as a structure of national importance to the archaeological and architectural heritage of England.
City walls: section extending 130ft (40m) from the back of No 27 New Street to Windsor Row is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1005282. View the official record →
The City Walls of Worcester, section extending 130 feet from the back of No 27 New Street to Windsor Row, is a scheduled ancient monument comprising a substantial length of medieval defensive fortification.
City walls: section extending 130ft (40m) from the back of No 27 New Street to Windsor Row is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, legally protected by Historic England (NHLE) — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in England. The official designation reference is 1005282.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Remains of Guesten Hall (0.5 km), Edgar Tower entrance to the Cathedral Close (0.5 km), Refectory of St Mary's Priory in Cathedral Close (0.5 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of City walls: section extending 130ft (40m) from the back of No 27 New Street to Windsor Row's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
Every location is different. Not every section appears for every place, only what the historical record actually holds turns up in a report.
City walls: section extending 130ft (40m) from the back of No 27 New Street to Windsor Row stands on Triassic Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Triassic. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.