Wall on West Side of Garden to Rear of Whitfield House is a Grade II listed building in the County Durham local planning authority area, England. First listed on 5 June 1987. Garden wall.

Wall on West Side of Garden to Rear of Whitfield House

WRENN ID
gaunt-vestry-briar
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
County Durham
Constituency
Bishop Auckland MP: Dr Sam Rushworth (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
5 June 1987
Type
Garden wall
Address
Wall on West Side of Garden to Rear of Whitfield House, Front Street, Wolsingham
OS grid reference
NZ 074 371
Coordinates
54.72957, -1.886
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The garden wall on the west side of the garden behind Whitfield House dates from the mid-18th century. It is constructed of brick and features a flat stone coping. The wall runs along the entire length of the west side of the garden.

Local climate

Wall on West Side of Garden to Rear of Whitfield House receives an average of 920 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 70% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 71% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 53 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 93% 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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