Wall, Ha-Ha Wall and Railings to South of East Shaws Farmhouse is a Grade II listed building in the County Durham local planning authority area, England. First listed on 17 November 1976. Wall, ha-ha wall, railings.
Wall, Ha-Ha Wall and Railings to South of East Shaws Farmhouse
- WRENN ID
- drifting-zinc-magpie
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- County Durham
- Constituency
- Bishop Auckland MP: Dr Sam Rushworth (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 17 November 1976
- Type
- Wall, ha-ha wall, railings
- Address
- Wall, Ha-Ha Wall and Railings to South of East Shaws Farmhouse, Westwick
- OS grid reference
- NZ 090 151
- Coordinates
- 54.53122, -1.86147
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The structure consists of a wall, ha-ha wall, and railings located to the south of East Shaws Farmhouse. Likely built in the late 18th century, it underwent alterations and additions in the mid-19th century. The west wall is made of roughly-dressed sandstone and features flat coping. It extends south for approximately 30 meters and includes a central section that was raised in the mid-19th century when farm buildings were constructed against its rear face. The left section of the wall has a quadrant ramp that reduces its height from about 3.0 meters to 1.5 meters, connecting to the ha-ha wall at the south-west corner.
The ha-ha wall, which is around 0.5 meters high, runs east for about 20 meters and is topped with cast-iron railings that have alternating standards and half bars. The standards are designed with a turned-baluster profile and feature ornamental pointed finials. A cast-iron gate with matching details is flanked by two octagonal stone piers that have pointed tops. This structure is included for its group value. The farm buildings attached to the rear of the west wall are not of special interest.
Local climate
Wall, Ha-Ha Wall and Railings to South of East Shaws Farmhouse receives an average of 950 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 73% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 53% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 54 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 95% of listed buildings. Of these, 34 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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