Terrace Wall Approx 30 Yards South of Belsay Hall is a Grade II listed building in the Northumberland local planning authority area, England. First listed on 22 August 1986. Terrace wall.
Terrace Wall Approx 30 Yards South of Belsay Hall
- WRENN ID
- turning-joist-laurel
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Northumberland
- Constituency
- Hexham MP: Joe Morris (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 22 August 1986
- Type
- Terrace wall
- OS grid reference
- NZ 088 783
- Coordinates
- 55.09911, -1.86322
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The terrace wall located approximately 30 yards south of Belsay Hall is a Grade II listed structure built between 1810 and 1817 by Sir Charles Monck. This retaining wall is made of ashlar and measures about 140 yards long and 8 feet high, divided into two sections.
On the left side, there is a 50-yard section featuring 11 segmental arches that create recesses approximately 4 feet deep. Adjacent to this is a section of plain walling. On the right side, the plain walling extends at a canted angle to the northeast for about 50 yards, concluding with a very large square pier.
Local climate
Terrace Wall Approx 30 Yards South of Belsay Hall 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 99% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 42 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 81% of listed buildings. Of these, 26 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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