Drainage Tunnel Exit on North Bank of River Wansbeck is a Grade II listed building in the Northumberland local planning authority area, England. First listed on 29 April 1987. Tunnel exit.
Drainage Tunnel Exit on North Bank of River Wansbeck
- WRENN ID
- rooted-moat-rush
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Northumberland
- Constituency
- North Northumberland MP: David Smith (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 29 April 1987
- Type
- Tunnel exit
- Address
- Drainage Tunnel Exit on North Bank of River Wansbeck, A197, Morpeth
- OS grid reference
- NZ 208 867
- Coordinates
- 55.17436, -1.67382
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The drainage tunnel exit on the north bank of the River Wansbeck dates from the late 18th century to early 19th century. It is made of squared stone and features a round arch that is 2 metres high and wide, set within a taller wall. To the left of the arch, there is a large stepped buttress made of tooled-and-margined stone. Although How Burn is currently channeled through the tunnel, it appears that this structure was built as part of the drainage works for the former Howburn Colliery. This site is included for its historical interest.
Local climate
Drainage Tunnel Exit on North Bank of River Wansbeck receives an average of 850 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 58% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 71% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 20 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 78% of listed buildings. Of these, 13 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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