North Wall and Old North Wall (Enclosing North Harbour) is a Grade II listed building in the Cumberland local planning authority area, England. Pier.
North Wall and Old North Wall (Enclosing North Harbour)
- WRENN ID
- low-rubble-alder
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Cumberland
- Constituency
- Whitehaven and Workington MP: Josh MacAlister (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Type
- Pier
- Address
- North Wall and Old North Wall (Enclosing North Harbour), Whitehaven
- OS grid reference
- NX 970 185
- Coordinates
- 54.55159, -3.59275
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The North Wall and Old North Wall, built in the 18th century, enclose the North Harbour. This structure is made of stone and serves as a pier on the northern side of the inner harbour. The listing excludes the 1841 extension known as the North Pier.
Local climate
North Wall and Old North Wall (Enclosing North Harbour) sits in one of the wettest parts of the UK, with an average of 1,560 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 99% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 99% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 18 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 83% of listed buildings. Of these, 7 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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