Wall on South Side of Steps Leading from Lane to River is a Grade II listed building in the County Durham local planning authority area, England. First listed on 10 March 1988. Garden wall.

Wall on South Side of Steps Leading from Lane to River

WRENN ID
solemn-timber-pigeon
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
Garden wall
Address
Wall on South Side of Steps Leading from Lane to River, Bow Lane, City of Durham
OS grid reference
NZ 275 421
Coordinates
54.77326, -1.57334
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

This is a garden wall from the 17th century, located on the south side of the steps that lead from Bow Lane to the river. The wall is made of brick and features gabled coping. At the time of the survey, part of the coping was damaged, and approximately a 2-metre section of the wall had collapsed.

Local climate

Wall on South Side of Steps Leading from Lane to River 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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