Gateway and Railings to East of Burn Hall is a Grade II listed building in the County Durham local planning authority area, England. First listed on 10 March 1988. Gateway, railing.

Gateway and Railings to East of Burn Hall

WRENN ID
fading-chalk-meadow
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
County Durham
Constituency
City of Durham MP: Mary Kelly Foy (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
10 March 1988
Type
Gateway, railing
Address
Gateway and Railings to East of Burn Hall, Darlington Road, City of Durham
OS grid reference
NZ 265 386
Coordinates
54.74241, -1.58915
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The gateway and railings to the east of Burn Hall date from the early 19th century. They consist of rendered sandstone piers with painted ashlar dressings, cast iron gates and railings, and sandstone walls featuring ashlar dressings.

There are four square piers with plinths, coved pyramidal copings, and later slender urn finials, which create entrances for both vehicles and pedestrians. The gates have sloping tops, with the tallest part at the central piers. The upper railings rest on scrolled panels, while the lower sections feature overlapping hoops.

The snecked sandstone flanking walls support railings that include scroll panels and spear heads. The low serpentine outer flanking walls, which have chamfered coping, also support railings similar to those on the gates. The terminals consist of four principal elements grouped to form a square, topped with palmette finials.

Local climate

Gateway and Railings to East of Burn Hall receives an average of 800 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 55% 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 43 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 84% of listed buildings. Of these, 25 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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