Crenellated Retaining Wall to East of the Old Grammar School is a Grade II listed building in the Northumberland local planning authority area, England. First listed on 18 May 1976. Wall.
Crenellated Retaining Wall to East of the Old Grammar School
- WRENN ID
- weathered-bonework-snow
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Northumberland
- Constituency
- Hexham MP: Joe Morris (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 18 May 1976
- Type
- Wall
- Address
- Crenellated Retaining Wall to East of the Old Grammar School, Bankhead, Hexham
- OS grid reference
- NY 937 640
- Coordinates
- 54.97112, -2.09903
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The crenellated retaining wall to the east of the Old Grammar School was built in the mid to late 19th century. It features a curved design made of ashlar stone and has crenellation that begins at a round arched gateway located opposite the southeast corner of the Old Grammar School. The wall extends up to Hallgate, where it ends in a capped pier. The height of the wall is approximately 4 to 5 feet on the northern side.
Local climate
Crenellated Retaining Wall to East of the Old Grammar School 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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