Piers, Wall, Gate and Railings South of Biddick Hall is a Grade II listed building in the County Durham local planning authority area, England. First listed on 23 February 1987. Gate, wall, railings, piers.

Piers, Wall, Gate and Railings South of Biddick Hall

WRENN ID
crooked-clay-clover
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
County Durham
Constituency
North Durham MP: Luke Akehurst (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
23 February 1987
Type
Gate, wall, railings, piers
Address
Piers, Wall, Gate and Railings South of Biddick Hall, Bournmoor
OS grid reference
NZ 314 527
Coordinates
54.86865, -1.51146
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The structure consists of piers, a wall, railings, and a gate located south of Biddick Hall. The gate likely dates from the early 18th century, while the piers, wall, and railings are from the 19th century. The piers and wall are made of stone, and the gate and railings are wrought iron.

The wall is low and measures approximately 30 meters in length. The end piers feature chamfered edges and rounded tops. The tall central gate has double rails at the bottom and middle, which are filled with linked scrolls, and includes a shaped lock plate. The gate panels are adorned with delicate bifurcated scrolls, foliage, and flower motifs, along with a heart-shaped upper panel that partly encloses a later roundel featuring the monogram "D" for the Earl of Durham, topped with a scrolled crest. The hanging and meeting posts have spike finials and scrolled supports for the flanking lower railings. The railings also have double rails at the bottom and top, filled with scrollwork, and feature alternating panels with interlacing scrolls, as well as wavy and straight bars.

Local climate

Piers, Wall, Gate and Railings South of Biddick Hall receives an average of 740 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 73% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 96% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 30 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 64% of listed buildings. Of these, 17 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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