Medieval Arch in Wall to West of Public Gardens is a Grade II listed building in the Sunderland local planning authority area, England. First listed on 10 November 1978. Archway.
Medieval Arch in Wall to West of Public Gardens
- WRENN ID
- small-copper-rush
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Sunderland
- Constituency
- Sunderland Central MP: Lewis Atkinson (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 10 November 1978
- Type
- Archway
- Address
- Medieval Arch in Wall to West of Public Gardens, West Sunniside
- OS grid reference
- NZ 399 569
- Coordinates
- 54.90565, -1.37782
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This is a medieval archway located in a wall to the west of the public gardens in Sunderland. The arch is set in a 19th-century brick wall and features a wrought-iron screen, which may date from the 19th or 20th century. The archway was relocated from the outbuildings of Bishopwearmouth Rectory, which was demolished in the late 19th century. It has a chamfered pointed arch with a restored keystone and irregular projecting stones on the eastern side, integrated into the garden wall. The opening is filled with a Gothic-patterned screen.
Local climate
Medieval Arch in Wall to West of Public Gardens sits in a drier-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 720 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 83% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 95% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 27 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 71% of listed buildings. Of these, 15 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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