Marble Bench Against West Front of Biddick Hall is a Grade II listed building in the County Durham local planning authority area, England. First listed on 23 February 1987. A C18 Garden bench.
Marble Bench Against West Front of Biddick Hall
- WRENN ID
- hushed-mantel-vermeil
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- County Durham
- Constituency
- North Durham MP: Luke Akehurst (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 23 February 1987
- Type
- Garden bench
- Address
- Marble Bench Against West Front of Biddick Hall, Bournmoor
- OS grid reference
- NZ 314 527
- Coordinates
- 54.86884, -1.51158
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This is an early 18th-century garden bench, likely made in Italy, located against the west front of Biddick Hall. It is constructed from white marble and features a horizontal slab supported by enriched scrolled feet. The bench has similar scrolled arm rests, and the back panel is adorned with high-quality floral decoration in relief. It is included in the listing for its group value with the surrounding structures.
Local climate
Marble Bench Against West Front of Biddick Hall receives an average of 740 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 73% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 96% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 30 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 64% of listed buildings. Of these, 17 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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