Terrace Walls and Piers to Ashburne House is a Grade II listed building in the Sunderland local planning authority area, England. First listed on 17 October 1994. Terrace walls, piers. 1 related planning application.
Terrace Walls and Piers to Ashburne House
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- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Sunderland
- Constituency
- Sunderland Central MP: Lewis Atkinson (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 17 October 1994
- Type
- Terrace walls, piers
- Address
- Terrace Walls and Piers to Ashburne House, Ryhope Road, SR2 7JA
- OS grid reference
- NZ 398 557
- Coordinates
- 54.89504, -1.3801
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The terrace walls and piers to Ashburne House, likely built around 1860 for the Backhouse family, are constructed of ashlar. These low walls feature chamfered coping and enclose the terrace to the south of Ashburne House. The walls begin at steps on the west side that lead to the former grounds, now known as Backhouse Park, which is a public park. The walls continue along the southern side of the terrace and return along the eastern side as far as the steps leading to Ryhope Road. In the center of the southern wall, the terrace projects outward to create a platform that overlooks the grounds. Each corner of the wall is marked by a panelled square pier that includes a plinth and cornice.
Local climate
Terrace Walls and Piers to Ashburne House 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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- No EPC on record for this property
- No sale records on file
- Related listed building consents — 1 application
- Detailed attributes — period, style, materials, features
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- Radon risk assessment
- Weather exposure and heating demand — rain and frost month by month and year by year, wind direction, solar and humidity
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