Wheel House on West Side of Harehope Burn 200 Metres South of Bollihope Burn is a Grade II listed building in the County Durham local planning authority area, England. First listed on 5 June 1987. Wheel house.

Wheel House on West Side of Harehope Burn 200 Metres South of Bollihope Burn

WRENN ID
buried-pillar-spindle
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
County Durham
Constituency
Bishop Auckland MP: Dr Sam Rushworth (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
5 June 1987
Type
Wheel house
OS grid reference
NZ 032 359
Coordinates
54.71876, -1.95055
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

This is a lead-mine water-wheel house, likely built in the early 19th century. It is constructed from squared sandstone rubble and features quoins. The structure is a rectangular enclosure, approximately 4 metres high, 5 metres long, and 1.5 metres wide, with three stepped back sections. At the north end, there is an arch that allows water to flow from the wheel. This building is included in the register for its historical significance.

Local climate

Wheel House on West Side of Harehope Burn 200 Metres South of Bollihope Burn sits in a wetter-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 960 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 75% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 59% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 58 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 97% of listed buildings. Of these, 38 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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