Alice Well, North of Number 5 is a Grade II listed building in the Sunderland local planning authority area, England. First listed on 18 June 1985. Well.

Alice Well, North of Number 5

WRENN ID
stubborn-flagstone-thistle
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Sunderland
Constituency
Houghton and Sunderland South MP: Bridget Phillipson (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
18 June 1985
Type
Well
Address
Alice Well, North of Number 5, Cox Green
OS grid reference
NZ 325 551
Coordinates
54.89026, -1.49412
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

Alice Well, located north of Number 5, is a wellhead dated 1885. It is constructed of sandstone and features a round-headed opening in the retaining wall beside the footpath. Historically, it served as the only supply of fresh water in Cox Green until 1939.

Local climate

Alice Well, North of Number 5 receives an average of 740 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 73% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 96% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 30 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 64% of listed buildings. Of these, 17 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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