Mounting Block in School Yard Circa 15 Metres West of Rivington School is a Grade II listed building in the Chorley local planning authority area, England. First listed on 30 January 1987. Mounting block. 1 related planning application.
Mounting Block in School Yard Circa 15 Metres West of Rivington School
- WRENN ID
- kindled-bailey-sable
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Chorley
- Constituency
- Chorley MP: Sir Lindsay Hoyle (Spk)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 30 January 1987
- Type
- Mounting block
- Address
- Mounting Block in School Yard Circa 15 Metres West of Rivington School, BL6 7SE
- OS grid reference
- SD 625 143
- Coordinates
- 53.62437, -2.56792
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The mounting block, located approximately 15 metres west of Rivington School, is made of sandstone and dates from around the 18th century, though the exact date is unknown. It has been restored and features a circular platform with a stone post mounted in the center. Access to the platform is provided by two steps on the north side.
Local climate
Mounting Block in School Yard Circa 15 Metres West of Rivington School sits in a wetter-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 1,110 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 88% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 82% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 38 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 73% of listed buildings. Of these, 20 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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- No EPC on record for this property
- No sale records on file
- Related listed building consents — 1 application
- Detailed attributes — period, style, materials, features
- Flood risk assessment
- Radon risk assessment
- Weather exposure and heating demand — rain and frost month by month and year by year, wind direction, solar and humidity
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