Outer Archway at Martholme is a Grade II* listed building in the Hyndburn local planning authority area, England. First listed on 11 July 1966. A C17 Archway.

Outer Archway at Martholme

WRENN ID
final-rood-bittern
Grade
II*
Local Planning Authority
Hyndburn
Constituency
Hyndburn MP: Sarah Smith (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
11 July 1966
Type
Archway
Address
Outer Archway at Martholme, Martholme Lane
OS grid reference
SD 752 337
Coordinates
53.79952, -2.37697
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The Outer Archway at Martholme is a gate arch located in Great Harwood, dated 1607. It is constructed from random rubble with stone dressings. The arch features a moulded semi-circular head and is topped with a striking crow-stepped coping that has a finial. Above the apex of the arch on the south side, there is a carved stone displaying a shield, which is inscribed with the letters "R" and "H" (representing Robert Hesketh) and the year "16" and "07" in the bottom corners.

Local climate

Outer Archway at Martholme sits in one of the wettest parts of the UK, with an average of 1,280 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 94% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 89% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 51 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 93% of listed buildings. Of these, 28 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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