Former Lead Mine Circa 300 Metres North East of Dene Howl Farm is a Grade II listed building in the County Durham local planning authority area, England. First listed on 24 June 1987. Mine.

Former Lead Mine Circa 300 Metres North East of Dene Howl Farm

WRENN ID
empty-soffit-ebony
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
County Durham
Constituency
North Durham MP: Luke Akehurst (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
24 June 1987
Type
Mine
OS grid reference
NZ 071 489
Coordinates
54.8349, -1.89033
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The former lead mine, located approximately 300 metres northeast of Dene Howl Farm, dates from around the mid-19th century. It is constructed from coursed sandstone rubble with ashlar dressings and is currently roofless. The ruin consists of a rectangular building that reaches a maximum height of about 3 metres.

On the west side, there is an empty door with a flat stone lintel over wooden jambs. The structure is situated on an earth platform supported by a 2-metre-high retaining wall, which features vertical stone coping and an arch at the south made of voussoirs. The interior of the tunnel is visible for several metres. This site is a rare remnant of a significant industry in the area and was derelict at the time of the survey.

Local climate

Former Lead Mine Circa 300 Metres North East of Dene Howl Farm receives an average of 900 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 67% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 87% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 53 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 94% 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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