Great Yarmouth town walls, Great Yarmouth - Great Yarmouth

Medieval town walls, just over a mile long with eleven surviving towers. Work started in 1276 and took more than a century to complete. Some of the masonry is in fair condition; other sections of upstanding town walls owned by the Borough Council, and areas in multiple separate ownership, are at risk from loss, particularly at high level. The Borough Council has secured a Historic England Repair Grants for Heritage at Risk to support a phased programme of repairs starting in 2018 and finishing in spring 2024. Work is on site.

Site Details

Designated Site Name:

Town walls

Heritage Category:

Scheduled Monument

List Entry Number:

1003782

Local Planning Authority:

Great Yarmouth

Site Type:

Defence > Town defences

Location

Building Name:

Great Yarmouth town walls

Street Number:

2-3

Street Name:

Dene Street

Locality:

Great Yarmouth

County:

Norfolk

District / Borough:

Great Yarmouth

Parliamentary Constituency:

Great Yarmouth

Region:

East of England

Assessment Information

Assessment Type:

Building or structure

Condition:

Very bad

Occupancy / Use:

Vacant/not in use

Priority:

F - Repair scheme in progress and (where applicable) end use or user identified; or functionally redundant buildings with new use agreed but not yet implemented.

Previous Priority:

F

Ownership:

Mixed, multiple owners

Designation:

Scheduled Monument, LB grade II, 3 CAs