Friars Well 50 Metres West of Friars Well Lodge is a Grade II listed building in the Northumberland local planning authority area, England. First listed on 25 August 1987. A C19 Wellhead.

Friars Well 50 Metres West of Friars Well Lodge

WRENN ID
ragged-pilaster-scarlet
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Northumberland
Constituency
North Northumberland MP: David Smith (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
25 August 1987
Type
Wellhead
OS grid reference
NU 170 163
Coordinates
55.44049, -1.73198
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

Friars Well, located 50 metres west of Friars Well Lodge, is a wellhead that likely dates from the early 19th century in its current form. It is constructed from dressed stone and features a circular surround with an internal step and a shaped lip on the west side. In 1816, parts of the conduit that carried water to Hulne Friary were discovered and removed.

Local climate

Friars Well 50 Metres West of Friars Well Lodge receives an average of 830 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 53% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 58% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 13 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 88% of listed buildings. Of these, 8 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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