Shelter Shed South East of Wiserley Farmhouse is a Grade II listed building in the County Durham local planning authority area, England. First listed on 5 June 1987. Shelter shed.

Shelter Shed South East of Wiserley Farmhouse

WRENN ID
third-cupola-stoat
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
County Durham
Constituency
Bishop Auckland MP: Dr Sam Rushworth (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
5 June 1987
Type
Shelter shed
Address
Shelter Shed South East of Wiserley Farmhouse, Wear Bank, Wolsingham
OS grid reference
NZ 085 362
Coordinates
54.72098, -1.8683
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The shelter shed, located south-east of Wiserley Farmhouse, dates from the 18th century. It is constructed from sandstone rubble, featuring some quoins and ashlar dressings. The shed has a stone-flagged roof and is a single storey with one bay. There is a shallow segmental-arched entrance on the right side of the gable, which faces the field.

Local climate

Shelter Shed South East of Wiserley Farmhouse 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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