Forecourt Walls Railings and Gatepiers to Penrhyn is a Grade II listed building in the Northumberland local planning authority area, England. First listed on 24 May 1988. A Mid C19 Forecourt walls, railings, gatepiers.
Forecourt Walls Railings and Gatepiers to Penrhyn
- WRENN ID
- fallow-attic-onyx
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Northumberland
- Constituency
- Hexham MP: Joe Morris (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 24 May 1988
- Type
- Forecourt walls, railings, gatepiers
- Address
- Forecourt Walls Railings and Gatepiers to Penrhyn, Front Street
- OS grid reference
- NY 916 689
- Coordinates
- 55.01505, -2.13279
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The forecourt walls, railings, and gatepiers to Penrhyn date from the mid-19th century. They are constructed from tooled-and-margined stone and feature cast iron elements. The walls have rounded coping and support simple flat-topped railings that curve in towards a central pair of monolithic arched piers, which hold a later gate. The left return of the wall connects to Milestone Cottage. This structure is included for its group value.
Local climate
Forecourt Walls Railings and Gatepiers to Penrhyn receives an average of 920 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 70% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 70% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 48 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 90% of listed buildings. Of these, 29 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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