Garden Walls and Piers to Nos. 8 to 15 is a Grade II listed building in the County Durham local planning authority area, England. First listed on 4 July 1985. Walled garden.

Garden Walls and Piers to Nos. 8 to 15

WRENN ID
eastward-banister-jet
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
County Durham
Constituency
Bishop Auckland MP: Dr Sam Rushworth (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
4 July 1985
Type
Walled garden
Address
Garden Walls and Piers to Nos. 8 to 15, High Row, Gainford
OS grid reference
NZ 168 168
Coordinates
54.54679, -1.74027
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The garden walls and piers serving Nos. 8 to 15 High Row are likely from the early 19th century and are constructed from sandstone rubble. They form a triangular area of sloping land between High Row and Low Road, enclosed by a wall that stands between 1.5 to 2.0 metres high with a flat coping. This area is divided by north-south walls into seven separate walled gardens, which correspond to the properties numbered 8 to 15 on High Row. Several of the gardens to the east feature a terrace to the north, with mainly rebuilt low retaining walls. There are three square-plan piers with rounded caps and ball finials located opposite Nos. 8 and 9 High Row. These structures are included for their group value.

Local climate

Garden Walls and Piers to Nos. 8 to 15 receives an average of 850 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 59% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 77% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 47 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 89% of listed buildings. Of these, 28 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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