Elm Court Pierremont, Dentdale East, Dentdale West, Tower House, Pierrement Hall. is a Grade II listed building in the Darlington local planning authority area, England. House. 3 related planning applications.

Elm Court Pierremont, Dentdale East, Dentdale West, Tower House, Pierrement Hall.

WRENN ID
keen-eave-spring
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Darlington
Constituency
Darlington MP: Lola McEvoy (Lab)
Country
England
Type
House
Address
Elm Court Pierremont, Dentdale East, Dentdale West, Tower House, Pierrement Hall., Tower Road, DL3 6RZ
OS grid reference
NZ 279 152
Coordinates
54.53169, -1.56997
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

Elm Court, formerly known as Pierremont, is a picturesque group of buildings located in Dentdale East, dating from the mid to late 19th century. Originally the home of Henry Pease, this structure exhibits Collegiate Gothic architectural style, constructed from coursed freestone with ashlar dressings. The buildings are mainly two storeys high and feature numerous gables.

The five-bay south front includes a central projecting square tower with battlements, flanked by four angle turrets topped with hat-shaped caps, and an oriel window adorned with perpendicular tracery. Other windows throughout the building are stone mullioned and transomed, with some featuring Tudor arches and dripmoulds, while others have glazing with margin lights.

Elm Court also boasts a range of colonnades with polished granite columns, some of which are paired, and elliptical arches that extend southeastward. This colonnade culminates in an open grotto or artificial ruin, designed with carefully arranged rough rocks, foliage, and mirrors set into the walls. This addition was completed in 1873, designed by architect Sir A. Waterhouse. Pierremont Hall, part of the complex, features an earlier, simpler north range that represents the original house before the Gothic enhancements.

Local climate

Elm Court Pierremont, Dentdale East, Dentdale West, Tower House, Pierrement Hall. 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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