Gatepiers, Gates and Ha Ha Wall at Entrance to Seaton Delaval Hall is a Grade II listed building in the Northumberland local planning authority area, England. First listed on 15 July 1987. Gatepiers, gates, wall.

Gatepiers, Gates and Ha Ha Wall at Entrance to Seaton Delaval Hall

WRENN ID
forbidden-pavement-aspen
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Northumberland
Constituency
Cramlington and Killingworth MP: Emma Foody (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
15 July 1987
Type
Gatepiers, gates, wall
Address
Gatepiers, Gates and Ha Ha Wall at Entrance to Seaton Delaval Hall, Seaton Valley
OS grid reference
NZ 321 766
Coordinates
55.08332, -1.49752
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The gatepiers, gates, and ha-ha wall at the entrance to Seaton Delaval Hall date from the 18th century, with the gates being renewed in the 20th century. They are constructed from squared stone and wrought iron. The flat-topped roadside ha-ha wall is curved in at the center, leading to square piers that have moulded caps topped with ball finials on swept bases. The double gates feature double top and bottom rails, crossed diagonal rails in the center, decorative scrolly ornamentation, and bars with alternating canted and wavy tops.

Local climate

Gatepiers, Gates and Ha Ha Wall at Entrance to Seaton Delaval Hall receives an average of 770 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 63% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 80% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 22 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 77% of listed buildings. Of these, 12 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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