The Arches is a Grade II* listed building in the Northumberland local planning authority area, England. First listed on 30 January 1986. A Georgian Gateway.
The Arches
- WRENN ID
- gaunt-terrace-peregrine
- Grade
- II*
- Local Planning Authority
- Northumberland
- Constituency
- Hexham MP: Joe Morris (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 30 January 1986
- Type
- Gateway
- Period
- Georgian
- Address
- The Arches, Wallington Demesne
- OS grid reference
- NZ 032 849
- Coordinates
- 55.15862, -1.95092
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Arches is a courtyard gateway from Wallington Hall, built in 1735 and re-erected as an eyecatcher in 1751. It is constructed from squared stone with ashlar dressings and features three bays. The central bay slightly projects and has a pediment with a semicircular arch, while the flanking bays and the returns have similar smaller arches. The piers have square bases with bulgy rustication and impost blocks. Above the flanking arches are sunk panels that hold double-headed busts from Aldersgate, London. The central bay is topped with heavy pyramidal finials adorned with dog-tooth ornament, which are supported by stone balls, while smaller but similar finials are located at each end of the facade, with truncated finials on the returns. Originally erected at Wallington Hall, it was found to be too narrow for coaches and was replaced by the Clock Tower Gate.
Local climate
The Arches receives an average of 840 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 57% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 99% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 47 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 88% of listed buildings. Of these, 28 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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