Garden Wall to West and South of Romaldkirk House is a Grade II listed building in the County Durham local planning authority area, England. First listed on 17 June 1986. Garden wall.

Garden Wall to West and South of Romaldkirk House

WRENN ID
gilded-groin-auburn
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
County Durham
Constituency
Bishop Auckland MP: Dr Sam Rushworth (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
17 June 1986
Type
Garden wall
Address
Garden Wall to West and South of Romaldkirk House, the Green
OS grid reference
NY 995 221
Coordinates
54.5942, -2.00835
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The garden wall to the west and south of Romaldkirk House is a late 18th-century structure, with a short, ramped-up section to the north that was rebuilt in 1860. It is constructed of squared rubble and has an L-shape, measuring approximately 45 metres along the west wall and 35 metres along the south wall.

The tall, flat-coped west wall connects to the west end of the glazed walkway of Romaldkirk House and extends south for about 45 metres. The short ramped-up section to the north features a pair of replaced doors set in a raised surround with top blocks, and above the doorway is a datestone inscribed with "H.C. 1860," referring to Henry Cleveland, the former Rector. The wall has a rounded south-west corner.

The lower south wall runs east at a right angle for about 35 metres and is raked down to the east. The rebuilt south-east corner and the rubble wall to the north of the west wall are not considered of special interest. This garden wall is included for its group value with Romaldkirk House.

Local climate

Garden Wall to West and South of Romaldkirk House sits in a wetter-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 990 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 79% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 52% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 56 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 96% of listed buildings. Of these, 36 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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