Hunwick Hall North West and North East Ranges is a Grade II* listed building in the County Durham local planning authority area, England. First listed on 17 April 1952. A Medieval Manor house, farm outbuildings. 2 related planning applications.
Hunwick Hall North West and North East Ranges
- WRENN ID
- second-trefoil-wagtail
- Grade
- II*
- Local Planning Authority
- County Durham
- Constituency
- City of Durham MP: Mary Kelly Foy (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 17 April 1952
- Type
- Manor house, farm outbuildings
- Period
- Medieval
- Address
- Hunwick Hall North West and North East Ranges, DL15 0JS
- OS grid reference
- NZ 189 324
- Coordinates
- 54.68645, -1.7076
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Hunwick Hall comprises the north-west and north-east ranges of a former manor house, now used as farm outbuildings. The structure dates to the medieval period, with subsequent alterations throughout its history. The building is constructed of sandstone rubble with ashlar dressings, and features roofs of concrete tiles, pantiles, asbestos and Welsh slate.
The north-west range is two storeys high and consists of four sections of two and five bays respectively. The section at the left was altered around 1983 featuring a concrete-tiled roof, renewed openings and a porch. The adjacent section contains vehicle doors and may have originally served as the courtyard entrance; it is covered by a pantiled roof. The remaining parts of this range incorporate a variety of window openings, mostly dating to the late 18th or early 19th century, with pitching holes positioned over inserted vehicle doors and stable windows. A four-centred arch is visible near the right end of the building.
The north-east range is two storeys high with four bays and a projecting pent roof to the right. A moulded four-centred arch is present on the left side, while wide steps lead to a first-floor entrance on the right side. A small blocked square opening is visible under the eaves to the right, along with a similar opening above the steps; these are accompanied by an inserted door and pitching hole. The right return gable features a large, blocked two-centred arched window from which the tracery has been removed.
An NMR drawing from 1981 (RB 81/968) reveals the interior to contain roof trusses with braced, shortened principals terminating at the collar, an upper king-post, and two levels of purlins.
At the time of survey, the building was in a ruinous condition, with the exception of the renewed portion of the west range. A brick pent projection from the east range is not considered to be of particular interest.
Local climate
Hunwick Hall North West and North East Ranges receives an average of 840 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 56% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 92% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 45 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 86% of listed buildings. Of these, 27 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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- Full EPC report — heating system, energy costs, size, glazing, construction etc.
- Sale history — 6 transactions since 1998
- Related listed building consents — 2 applications
- Detailed attributes — period, style, materials, features
- Flood risk assessment
- Radon risk assessment
- Weather exposure and heating demand — rain and frost month by month and year by year, wind direction, solar and humidity
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