Bandstand is a Grade II listed building in the Northumberland local planning authority area, England. First listed on 18 May 1976. Bandstand.

Bandstand

WRENN ID
swift-wattle-cobweb
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Northumberland
Constituency
Hexham MP: Joe Morris (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
18 May 1976
Type
Bandstand
Address
Bandstand, the Seal or Sele, Hexham
OS grid reference
NY 934 640
Coordinates
54.97095, -2.10444
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The bandstand, dated 1912, is an octagonal structure featuring a tented lower roof slope that supports a pointed cap topped with a gilt finial. It is supported by eight cast iron shafts adorned with Corinthian capitals and ornate scroll work brackets. The design includes a star ribbed sounding board and fringed eaves, with arcaded railings positioned between the shafts. A plaque from 1912 commemorates the gift of Henry Bell.

Local climate

Bandstand 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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