Forecourt walls to number 71 is a Grade II listed building in the Wakefield local planning authority area, England. First listed on 1 February 1979. Wall.

Forecourt walls to number 71

WRENN ID
tilted-pewter-curlew
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Wakefield
Constituency
Wakefield and Rothwell MP: Simon Lightwood (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
1 February 1979
Type
Wall
Address
Forecourt walls to number 71, Northgate
OS grid reference
SE 331 210
Coordinates
53.68504, -1.50013
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The forecourt walls to number 71, located on the west side of Northgate, date from the late 18th century or early 19th century. They consist of a low red brick wall topped with stone coping that ramps up slightly at the ends, leading to low square piers featuring a stone frieze and cornice. At the north end of the forecourt, there is a similar but taller wall.

Local climate

Forecourt walls to number 71 receives an average of 840 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 56% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 64% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 37 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 68% of listed buildings. Of these, 19 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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