Crenellated Retaining Wall to North East of Prospect House is a Grade II listed building in the Northumberland local planning authority area, England. First listed on 18 May 1976. Retaining wall.
Crenellated Retaining Wall to North East of Prospect House
- WRENN ID
- crooked-obsidian-twilight
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Northumberland
- Constituency
- Hexham MP: Joe Morris (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 18 May 1976
- Type
- Retaining wall
- Address
- Crenellated Retaining Wall to North East of Prospect House, Bankhead, Hexham
- OS grid reference
- NY 937 641
- Coordinates
- 54.97169, -2.09986
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The crenellated retaining wall located to the north-east of Prospect House dates from the late 19th century. It is partly curved and constructed from snecked smooth ashlar. The wall runs approximately 20 to 25 yards long and stands about 3 to 4 feet high, supporting the terrace of Prospect House. It is buttressed from the bank to Hallstile Bank, situated between Nos 14 and 14A.
Local climate
Crenellated Retaining Wall to North East of Prospect House 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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