Wall behind St Mary's Building at the University of Sunderland is a Grade II listed building in the Sunderland local planning authority area, England. First listed on 17 October 1994. Wall.
Wall behind St Mary's Building at the University of Sunderland
- WRENN ID
- turning-glass-jet
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Sunderland
- Constituency
- Sunderland Central MP: Lewis Atkinson (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 17 October 1994
- Type
- Wall
- Address
- Wall behind St Mary's Building at the University of Sunderland, Hind Street
- OS grid reference
- NZ 391 568
- Coordinates
- 54.9045, -1.39064
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The wall behind St Mary's Building at the University of Sunderland is a Grade II listed structure that dates back to around 1822, with some alterations made in the 20th century. This wall, made of rubble limestone with roughly rounded coping, encloses the yard of the former infirmary. It runs from the south, along the west, and part of the north boundary. There is brick blocking where a former door was located on the west side, and small hatches with wooden doors, likely used for coal delivery, are present. The central section of the wall has been slightly altered, probably during the construction of the Edinburgh Building of the Polytechnic to the south around 1960, which is not listed. The wall is included for its group value.
Local climate
Wall behind St Mary's Building at the University of Sunderland 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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