West Wing of the Convent of the Sisters of Mercy is a Grade II listed building in the Northumberland local planning authority area, England. First listed on 25 August 1977. Convent. 1 related planning application.
West Wing of the Convent of the Sisters of Mercy
- WRENN ID
- worn-cupola-acorn
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Northumberland
- Constituency
- North Northumberland MP: David Smith (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 25 August 1977
- Type
- Convent
- Address
- West Wing of the Convent of the Sisters of Mercy, Bailiffgate, Alnwick, NE66 1LU
- OS grid reference
- NU 185 136
- Coordinates
- 55.41612, -1.70897
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The West Wing of the Convent of the Sisters of Mercy is an 18th-century building located on Bailiffgate. It is constructed of ashlar stone and stands three storeys high with an attic. The façade features five windows, each with cill strings on every floor, and an eaves band beneath the slate roof. The windows are late glazed sash types. Notably, the building bears the Newcastle Fire Insurance mark No 4855 and includes two hipped gable dormers.
Local climate
West Wing of the Convent of the Sisters of Mercy receives an average of 830 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 53% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 58% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 13 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 88% of listed buildings. Of these, 8 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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- No EPC on record for this property
- No sale records on file
- Related listed building consents — 1 application
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- Weather exposure and heating demand — rain and frost month by month and year by year, wind direction, solar and humidity
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