Nos 4 to 16 (Even) and the King's Head Hotel Above Shops is a Grade II listed building in the Darlington local planning authority area, England. Hotel, shop. 2 related planning applications.
Nos 4 to 16 (Even) and the King's Head Hotel Above Shops
- WRENN ID
- ruined-glass-pearl
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Darlington
- Constituency
- Darlington MP: Lola McEvoy (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Type
- Hotel, shop
- Address
- Nos 4 to 16 (Even) and the King's Head Hotel Above Shops, Northgate, DL1 1NR
- OS grid reference
- NZ 289 146
- Coordinates
- 54.52608, -1.55455
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Nos 4 to 16 (even) and the King's Head Hotel above shops is a building from 1893 located on the east side of Northgate. It features a robust late Victorian facade with three storeys and an attic, comprising seven bays. The northern bay is a four-storey tower, accompanied by a low, three-storey half-bay that once held the yard gateway. The structure is built of red brick with terra-cotta dressings and has a very steeply pitched roof made of graduated Lakeland slates, complete with brick ridge stacks. The roof slightly projects in a hip over each bay, except for the third and sixth bays. The attic windows are set within elaborate shaped gables, showcasing Dutch Renaissance type Orders and fan-moulded pediments. An enriched top entablature rests on brick giant pilasters that have terra-cotta capitals. The second-floor windows feature balustraded balconies that rest on first-floor oriels with curved sides; some of these are linked by balconies and all are richly decorated. The ground floor contains modern shops.
Local climate
Nos 4 to 16 (Even) and the King's Head Hotel Above Shops 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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- No EPC on record for this property
- No sale records on file
- Related listed building consents — 2 applications
- Detailed attributes — period, style, materials, features
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- Weather exposure and heating demand — rain and frost month by month and year by year, wind direction, solar and humidity
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