Security Fence at Cummins Engine Factory is a Grade II* listed building in the Darlington local planning authority area, England. Security fence.
Security Fence at Cummins Engine Factory
- WRENN ID
- forbidden-lime-holly
- Grade
- II*
- Local Planning Authority
- Darlington
- Constituency
- Stockton West MP: Matt Vickers (Con)
- Country
- England
- Type
- Security fence
- Address
- Security Fence at Cummins Engine Factory, Yarm Road, Morton Palms
- OS grid reference
- NZ 317 136
- Coordinates
- 54.51725, -1.51162
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The security fence at the Cummins Engine Factory, built between 1964 and 1965, is an integral part of the designed landscape by Dan Kiley that surrounds the factory. Made of Cor-ten steel, the fence is set into a ha-ha, except at the entrance where it is at ground level. It completely encloses the factory.
Local climate
Security Fence at Cummins Engine Factory receives an average of 770 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 65% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 89% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 42 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 80% of listed buildings. Of these, 23 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 sale records on file
- No related consent applications matched
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