St John's College Second Part is a Grade II* listed building in the County Durham local planning authority area, England. First listed on 6 May 1952. A Early Modern College. 1 related planning application.
St John's College Second Part
- WRENN ID
- waning-paling-marsh
- Grade
- II*
- Local Planning Authority
- County Durham
- Constituency
- City of Durham MP: Mary Kelly Foy (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 6 May 1952
- Type
- College
- Period
- Early Modern
- Address
- St John's College Second Part, 4, South Bailey, City of Durham, DH1 3RJ
- OS grid reference
- NZ 273 419
- Coordinates
- 54.77175, -1.57589
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
St John's College Second Part is a house that has been converted into a college. It dates from the 17th century, with alterations made around 1760. Originally a residence for the Bowes family, it underwent changes by the Earl of Strathmore. The building is constructed of sandstone rubble with an ashlar plinth, irregular large quoins, and ashlar dressings. It has two storeys and three bays. The ground floor features three sash windows, while the first floor has two sash windows, all with glazing bars. The first-floor windows are particularly fine, with flat stone lintels and sloping stone flag sills. There is a narrow blocked opening on the left side of the first floor.
Inside, the first-floor salon showcases richly carved woodwork around the doors and windows, including an overdoor with a bolection frieze, a carved dado rail, and skirting board. The coved ceiling is adorned with early rococo plasterwork, featuring a central design and an enriched border. Additionally, there is a white marble chimney piece supported by free-standing reeded columns.
Local climate
St John's College Second Part receives an average of 790 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 58% 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 41 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 79% of listed buildings. Of these, 24 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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- No sale records on file
- Related listed building consents — 1 application
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