Tunnel Directly to North of Werrington Park (House) is a Grade II listed building in the Cornwall local planning authority area, England. First listed on 11 January 1989. Tunnel.

Tunnel Directly to North of Werrington Park (House)

WRENN ID
spare-niche-pearl
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Cornwall
Constituency
North Cornwall MP: Ben Maguire (LD)
Country
England
Date first listed
11 January 1989
Type
Tunnel
OS grid reference
SX 332 871
Coordinates
50.66038, -4.36131
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The tunnel located directly to the north of Werrington Park is a structure from the 18th century, possibly serving as an ash-house or larder. It is made of stone rubble and is partially built into the bank at the rear of the earlier range of Werrington Park. The original purpose of the tunnel is uncertain, but it may have functioned as a cool store or larder.

The tunnel features round-arched openings at both ends and several openings in the front wall facing Werrington Park. These openings have granite surrounds and cills on the inner side that are splayed downwards, resembling a shoot. Inside, the tunnel is undivided and shows no signs of shelving. The roof is entirely constructed of stone, forming a barrel vault.

Local climate

Tunnel Directly to North of Werrington Park (House) sits in a wetter-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 1,040 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 84% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 85% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 19 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 81% of listed buildings. Of these, 8 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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