196, Gilesgate is a Grade II listed building in the County Durham local planning authority area, England. First listed on 30 April 1971. House.

196, Gilesgate

WRENN ID
white-paling-moth
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
County Durham
Constituency
City of Durham MP: Mary Kelly Foy (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
30 April 1971
Type
House
Address
196, Gilesgate, City of Durham
OS grid reference
NZ 279 427
Coordinates
54.77847, -1.56689
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

No. 196 is a house located on the south side of Gilesgate, dating from the late 18th century to early 19th century. It features incised stucco and a Welsh slate roof with a brick chimney. The building is two storeys high and has two bays. On the left side, there is a recessed four-panelled door with an overlight, set within a panelled surround. The windows have wedge stone lintels and projecting stone sills, with glazing bars on the first-floor sashes. The low-pitched roof includes a chimney at the right end and paired gutter brackets.

Local climate

196, Gilesgate 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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