Forecourt Walls, Piers, Gates and Overthrow to Crown Court is a Grade II listed building in the County Durham local planning authority area, England. First listed on 10 March 1988. Forecourt walls. 1 related planning application.
Forecourt Walls, Piers, Gates and Overthrow to Crown Court
- WRENN ID
- sacred-truss-rye
- 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
- Forecourt walls
- Address
- Forecourt Walls, Piers, Gates and Overthrow to Crown Court, Old Elvet, City of Durham, DH1 3HL
- OS grid reference
- NZ 278 422
- Coordinates
- 54.77455, -1.56886
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The forecourt walls, piers, gates, and overthrow to Crown Court date from the early to mid-19th century. Constructed from sandstone, the low, coursed walls have gently-rounded coping and extend from the ends of the Court building wings to enclose the forecourt garden. Flanking the road in front of the Court are two pairs of tall round piers, each featuring a moulded plinth and cornice. At the north entrance to the garden, two lower piers support an overthrow and a lampholder. The gates and lampholders at the road entrances are missing, and there is a later wrought iron gate at the east end. Originally, the wall held railings, which have since been removed.
Local climate
Forecourt Walls, Piers, Gates and Overthrow to Crown Court receives an average of 790 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 58% 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 41 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 79% of listed buildings. Of these, 24 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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- No EPC on record for this property
- Sale history — 1 transaction since 2014
- Related listed building consents — 1 application
- 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
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