Forecourt Walls, Railings and Gate to Number 5 is a Grade II listed building in the County Durham local planning authority area, England. First listed on 28 October 1987. Forecourt walls, railings, gate. 1 related planning application.

Forecourt Walls, Railings and Gate to Number 5

WRENN ID
western-lintel-gorse
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
County Durham
Constituency
Bishop Auckland MP: Dr Sam Rushworth (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
28 October 1987
Type
Forecourt walls, railings, gate
Address
Forecourt Walls, Railings and Gate to Number 5, Bridge End, Startforth, DL12 9BE
OS grid reference
NZ 047 163
Coordinates
54.5427, -1.92785
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The forecourt walls, railings, and gate to number 5 are from the early 19th century. They are made of squared stone with cut dressings and feature wrought iron. The low wall has chamfered coping that supports spearhead railings. Monolith gabled piers hold a wrought-iron gate that has a scrolled top.

Local climate

Forecourt Walls, Railings and Gate to Number 5 receives an average of 950 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 73% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 53% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 54 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 95% of listed buildings. Of these, 34 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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