Hydrant and Trough 15 Metres West of Wheatsheaf Public House is a Grade II listed building in the Northumberland local planning authority area, England. First listed on 24 May 1988. Hydrant and trough.

Hydrant and Trough 15 Metres West of Wheatsheaf Public House

WRENN ID
keen-brass-yew
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Northumberland
Constituency
Hexham MP: Joe Morris (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
24 May 1988
Type
Hydrant and trough
OS grid reference
NY 987 645
Coordinates
54.97574, -2.02083
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The hydrant and trough, located 15 meters west of the Wheatsheaf Public House, dates from the 18th century and was altered in the 19th century. It is constructed from cut stone, with a cast iron and ceramic inner trough. The outer trough features glinters at the front corners, made of upright slabs connected by iron clamps. The inner trough is stamped by Walker of Corbridge. At the rear of the trough, there is a monolithic shaped block with a water spout.

Local climate

Hydrant and Trough 15 Metres West of Wheatsheaf Public House receives an average of 890 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 66% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 93% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 47 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 89% 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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