31, Thorngate is a Grade II listed building in the County Durham local planning authority area, England. First listed on 24 February 1950. House. 1 related planning application.

31, Thorngate

WRENN ID
hushed-rood-mint
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
County Durham
Constituency
Bishop Auckland MP: Dr Sam Rushworth (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
24 February 1950
Type
House
Address
31, Thorngate, Barnard Castle
OS grid reference
NZ 049 160
Coordinates
54.53964, -1.92562
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

31 Thorngate is a former weaver's house, which has been converted from two houses into one. It dates back to 1727 and was restored in 1981 for the Teesdale Buildings Preservation Trust. The building is constructed of coursed rubble with ashlar dressings and some quoins, topped with a roof made of stone slates featuring a stone ridge, chimneys, and gable copings. It has three storeys and a three-window range. The ground floor has been restored and features a central two-panel door with a carved lintel that displays the date and initials. Flanking the door are six-pane sash windows in raised stone surrounds, while the first floor has renewed four-pane windows. The second floor showcases a row of eight conjoined windows with tooled stone surrounds and restored nine-pane fixed lights. The roof is finished with gable copings that rest on moulded kneelers and has end chimneys. The interior has not been inspected.

Local climate

31, Thorngate 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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