Cathedral Precinct Wall is a Grade II listed building in the County Durham local planning authority area, England. First listed on 10 March 1988. Wall.
Cathedral Precinct Wall
- WRENN ID
- pale-basalt-bone
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- County Durham
- Constituency
- City of Durham MP: Mary Kelly Foy (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 10 March 1988
- Type
- Wall
- Address
- Cathedral Precinct Wall, South Bailey, City of Durham
- OS grid reference
- NZ 272 418
- Coordinates
- 54.77091, -1.57771
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Cathedral Precinct Wall is a structure that appears to date from the 18th century, although it may be built on a medieval foundation. It is located on the west side of the Water Gate and adjoins the city wall. The wall is constructed from sandstone, which is coursed and squared but has suffered significant erosion. It is a tall wall that runs along the west side of South Bailey, extending as far as the steps south of No. 13. At the time of the survey, the top of the wall was covered in ivy.
Local climate
Cathedral Precinct Wall 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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