Well Head in Auckland Castle Park is a Grade II listed building in the County Durham local planning authority area, England. First listed on 6 May 1986. Well head.

Well Head in Auckland Castle Park

WRENN ID
south-chamber-hemlock
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
County Durham
Constituency
Bishop Auckland MP: Dr Sam Rushworth (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
6 May 1986
Type
Well head
Address
Well Head in Auckland Castle Park, Bishop Auckland, DL14 8AN
OS grid reference
NZ 221 308
Coordinates
54.67242, -1.65881
Source
Historic England listing

Also on this page: flood risk · radon risk · weather exposure · detailed attributes ↓

Description

The well head in Auckland Castle Park dates from the mid-18th century. It is made of ashlar stone, featuring some rustication. Located in the north-east section of the park, it is positioned prominently on the horizon, making it visible to bishops and their visitors as they approach the castle along the main drive from Park Head. The structure is pyramid-shaped, standing about 2 meters high, and is characterized by grooved rustication. The lowest course is integrated with the flat coping of a square ashlar plinth, which has a recessed band below the coping. On the north-west face of the plinth, there is a blocked small rectangular inspection place, accompanied by an iron door or grill catch on its right side.

Local climate

Well Head in Auckland Castle Park receives an average of 840 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 56% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 92% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 45 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 86% of listed buildings. Of these, 27 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.

More on this building

Sign in or create a free account to unlock:

  • No EPC on record for this property
  • No sale records on file
  • No related consent applications matched
  • Detailed attributes — period, style, materials, features
  • Flood risk assessment
  • Radon risk assessment
  • Weather exposure and heating demand — rain and frost month by month and year by year, wind direction, solar and humidity
Create free account

Matched applications, energy data and sale records are assembled automatically and may contain errors. Flag incorrect data.

Similar buildings

The closest matches to this building from all 493,000 UK listed buildings, by architecture, period and materials.

See all similar buildings →

this building   1 similar   nearby listed buildings

Nearby listed buildings

  1. Milestone on Castle Drive at Nz 222 310 Grade II 200 m
  2. Footbridge over Coundon Burn at NZ 2193 3075 Grade II 202 m
  3. Railway accommodation bridge BIF/11 at NZ 225 310 Grade II 443 m
  4. Railway accommodation bridge at NZ 225 311 Grade II 466 m
  5. Ice House in Auckland Castle Park Grade II 528 m
  6. Railway accommodation bridge BIF/9 in Auckland Castle Park Grade II 573 m
  7. Lodge Farmhouse Grade II 590 m
  8. Stables and Barn to East of Lodge Farmhouse with Walls Attached Grade II 591 m
  9. Drive Bridge over River Gaunless Grade II 617 m
  10. Railway Accommodation Bridge at Nz 225 313 Grade II 633 m