Retaining walls or railway cutting extending southwards from south portal of Bramhope tunnel, at SE 241 407 is a Grade II listed building in the Leeds local planning authority area, England. First listed on 7 April 1988. Retaining wall/railway cutting.

Retaining walls or railway cutting extending southwards from south portal of Bramhope tunnel, at SE 241 407

WRENN ID
open-soffit-umber
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Leeds
Constituency
Leeds North West MP: Katie White (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
7 April 1988
Type
Retaining wall/railway cutting
OS grid reference
SE 241 407
Coordinates
53.86215, -1.63436
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The retaining walls or railway cutting extend southwards from the south portal of Bramhope tunnel, part of the Leeds to Thirsk Railway, built between 1845 and 1849 under the engineering of Thomas Grainger. Constructed from rock-faced sandstone, the walls follow a slightly curved line for approximately 300 metres south from the portal. The walls feature slightly-projecting piers at regular intervals and have a concave batter with squared coping. This structure is included for its group value.

Local climate

Retaining walls or railway cutting extending southwards from south portal of Bramhope tunnel, at SE 241 407 receives an average of 860 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 62% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 56% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 43 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 84% of listed buildings. Of these, 23 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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