Mounting Block South of Entrance to Toft Hill Hall is a Grade II listed building in the County Durham local planning authority area, England. Mounting block.

Mounting Block South of Entrance to Toft Hill Hall

WRENN ID
second-arch-rush
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
County Durham
Constituency
Bishop Auckland MP: Dr Sam Rushworth (Lab)
Country
England
Type
Mounting block
Address
Mounting Block South of Entrance to Toft Hill Hall, Evenwood and Barony
OS grid reference
NZ 142 283
Coordinates
54.65049, -1.78034
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The mounting block located south of the entrance to Toft Hill Hall is an early 18th-century structure made of sandstone. It features two steps leading up to a square top. This mounting block is included in the listing for its group value with the nearby hall.

Local climate

Mounting Block South of Entrance to Toft Hill Hall receives an average of 880 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 64% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 88% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 48 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 90% of listed buildings. Of these, 29 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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