Hope Level Entrance Arch in Stanhope Dene is a Grade II listed building in the County Durham local planning authority area, England. First listed on 5 June 1987. Mine entrance arch.

Hope Level Entrance Arch in Stanhope Dene

WRENN ID
dreaming-quoin-nightshade
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
County Durham
Constituency
Bishop Auckland MP: Dr Sam Rushworth (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
5 June 1987
Type
Mine entrance arch
Address
Hope Level Entrance Arch in Stanhope Dene, B6278
OS grid reference
NY 990 397
Coordinates
54.75259, -2.01603
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The Hope Level entrance arch in Stanhope Dene is a 19th-century lead-mine entrance arch made of sandstone ashlar. It features chamfered quoins and a wide retaining wall that supports a round, keyed arch. Above the arch, there is a recessed stone inscribed with "F/GB," and the top band runs continuously with the quoins. Historically, in 1875, Major Beaumont demonstrated his newly-invented Diamond Rock Drill at this location, which was used to cut the level.

Local climate

Hope Level Entrance Arch in Stanhope Dene receives an average of 940 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 72% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 68% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 57 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 96% of listed buildings. Of these, 37 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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