Giant's Stride, west of The Old School, in former schoolyard is a Grade II listed building in the County Durham local planning authority area, England. First listed on 5 June 1987. Monument. 1 related planning application.

Giant's Stride, west of The Old School, in former schoolyard

WRENN ID
open-panel-ochre
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
County Durham
Constituency
Bishop Auckland MP: Dr Sam Rushworth (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
5 June 1987
Type
Monument
Address
Giant's Stride, west of The Old School, in former schoolyard, Townfield, Consett, Co Durham, Hunstanworth, DH8 9UR
OS grid reference
NY 951 483
Coordinates
54.83025, -2.07749
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

Giant's Stride, dating from 1866, is situated within the former playground of Townfield School. This unusual structure comprises a tall wooden pole, believed to be English hardwood. It is topped with three bands of wrought iron, the lower of which is displaced. A double-hoop finial is present, along with four attached hooks from which short chains connected to ropes were hung, likely used for play.

Local climate

Giant's Stride, west of The Old School, in former schoolyard sits in a wetter-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 970 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 78% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 55% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 62 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 98% of listed buildings. Of these, 42 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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