Doorway of Former New House at Sd 908 355 is a Grade II listed building in the Burnley local planning authority area, England. First listed on 10 March 1987. Doorway.
Doorway of Former New House at Sd 908 355
- WRENN ID
- seventh-brick-grove
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Burnley
- Constituency
- Burnley MP: Oliver Ryan (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 10 March 1987
- Type
- Doorway
- Address
- Doorway of Former New House at Sd 908 355, Briercliffe
- OS grid reference
- SD 908 355
- Coordinates
- 53.81629, -2.1404
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The doorway of the former New House Farmhouse is now an isolated archway situated on old foundations at the junction of two footpaths on the moor. It is dated 1672 on the lintel and 1612 on a datestone above. The structure is made of sandstone and features a triangular-headed moulded doorway with long-and-short jambstones. The lintel has raised lettering that reads:
"O THOV: OF: MIGHTY: MOST BLESSE: THEM: THAT: MADE T()()(C?)OST RP 1672."
Above the lintel, there is a datestone in a moulded surround, with raised lettering that states:
"ROBERT:PARKER AND: IANE: HIS WIFE: ROBERT & HENRY: THEIR: S ONNS: BVILT: THIS HOVS MAY 1612."
The doorway is located approximately 330 meters above sea level and is listed for its historical interest.
Local climate
Doorway of Former New House at Sd 908 355 sits in one of the wettest parts of the UK, with an average of 1,170 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 90% 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 56 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 96% of listed buildings. Of these, 33 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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