Terrace Walls, Balustrades and Steps to North of Unthank Hall is a Grade II listed building in the Northumberland local planning authority area, England. First listed on 23 August 1985. Terrace walls.
Terrace Walls, Balustrades and Steps to North of Unthank Hall
- WRENN ID
- blind-window-shade
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Northumberland
- Constituency
- Hexham MP: Joe Morris (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 23 August 1985
- Type
- Terrace walls
- Address
- Terrace Walls, Balustrades and Steps to North of Unthank Hall, Plenmeller with Whitfield
- OS grid reference
- NY 729 630
- Coordinates
- 54.96139, -2.4236
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The terrace walls, balustrades, and steps located to the north of Unthank Hall are likely from the mid-19th century but were brought to the site around 1900. They are constructed from rock-faced masonry with ashlar dressings. The terrace retaining wall features rounded projections at the east end, in the center, and at the north-west corner, where it returns south for a short distance. The balustrade includes urn balusters and a flat moulded coping, positioned between tooled ashlar piers topped with urn finials; some of these finials have been replaced with carvings of birds and animals. There are flights of steps located in the center and at each end of the wall, with additional flights leading from the drive down onto the terrace, positioned in the center and near the west end. Each flight of steps is flanked at both the top and bottom by low piers that also feature urn finials.
Local climate
Terrace Walls, Balustrades and Steps to North of Unthank Hall sits in a wetter-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 990 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 80% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 63% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 57 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 96% of listed buildings. Of these, 36 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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