Washington Old Hall is a Grade I listed building in the Sunderland local planning authority area, England. First listed on 19 December 1949. A C17 House. 6 related planning applications.

Washington Old Hall

WRENN ID
knotted-soffit-frost
Grade
I
Local Planning Authority
Sunderland
Constituency
Washington and Gateshead South MP: Mrs Sharon Hodgson (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
19 December 1949
Type
House
Address
Washington Old Hall, the Avenue, NE38 7LE
OS grid reference
NZ 311 565
Coordinates
54.90277, -1.51652
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

Washington Old Hall is a Grade I listed house dating from the early 17th century, which incorporates parts of a medieval structure. The east wing was altered in 1792, and restoration work began in 1937. The building is constructed from coursed sandstone blocks and features a roof of pantiles with flat stone gable coping. It has an H-plan layout with a rear central wing and stands two storeys high with five windows.

On the north elevation, there is a central door set in a flattened Tudor arch with alternate block jambs. The ground floor windows are four-light, while the first-floor windows are three-light, all featuring stone mullions. There is a blank bay above the door, and both the windows and door have label moulds. A transverse ridge chimney is located on the left wing, and a massive chimney stack on the right return has three offsets.

Inside, there are two pointed arches for service doors that spring from a shared pillar in the wall between the west wing and the great hall. The west wall features an elliptical-headed chamfered fireplace. The east wing contains oak panelling from the Old Manor House in Abbotts Langley, while the south wing has a staircase from the White Hart Hotel in Guildford.

Local climate

Washington Old Hall 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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