Former Lead Mine Reservoir About 100 Metres East of Dean Howl Farm is a Grade II listed building in the County Durham local planning authority area, England. First listed on 24 June 1987. A Late C18 Reservoir.
Former Lead Mine Reservoir About 100 Metres East of Dean Howl Farm
- WRENN ID
- sleeping-tin-thistle
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- County Durham
- Constituency
- North Durham MP: Luke Akehurst (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 24 June 1987
- Type
- Reservoir
- OS grid reference
- NZ 069 487
- Coordinates
- 54.8334, -1.89282
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The former lead mine reservoir, located about 100 metres east of Dean Howl Farm, dates from the late 18th century. It features a coursed squared sandstone wall that stands approximately 1.5 metres high and extends 6 metres in length, effectively damming the stream in Dene Howl. At the time of the survey, the site was overgrown. This reservoir is a rare remnant of an industry that was once crucial to the local economy.
Local climate
Former Lead Mine Reservoir About 100 Metres East of Dean Howl Farm receives an average of 900 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 67% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 87% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 53 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 94% of listed buildings. Of these, 33 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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