39 and 40, Priestgate is a Grade II listed building in the Darlington local planning authority area, England. Commercial building.

39 and 40, Priestgate

WRENN ID
carved-floor-dew
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Darlington
Constituency
Darlington MP: Lola McEvoy (Lab)
Country
England
Type
Commercial building
OS grid reference
NZ 289 145
Coordinates
54.52562, -1.55462
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

39 and 40 Priestgate is an early 18th-century building that stands three stories tall with a three-window front. The high-pitched swept roof has been renewed with modern tiles and is continuous with Nos 7 and 8 Prebend Row. The building features centre and end chimneys, and its walls are made of pinkish brick. The sash windows have gauged flat brick arches and glazing bars in flush box frames. The ground floor has been altered to accommodate modern shops, and there is a yard entrance on the right.

Local climate

39 and 40, Priestgate receives an average of 810 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 52% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 84% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 44 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 85% 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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