Low Moor Head (South West House) is a Grade II listed building in the Lancaster local planning authority area, England. First listed on 2 May 1968. House.

Low Moor Head (South West House)

WRENN ID
tangled-plaster-onyx
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Lancaster
Constituency
Lancaster and Wyre MP: Cat Smith (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
2 May 1968
Type
House
Address
Low Moor Head (South West House), Over Wyresdale
OS grid reference
SD 540 561
Coordinates
53.99926, -2.70308
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

Low Moor Head, also known as the south-west house, is a house dating from the early to mid-18th century that has been altered. It is constructed of sandstone rubble and features a stone slate roof. The building has a double-depth plan and stands two storeys high with two bays. The ground-floor windows have stone surrounds with a slight chamfer, while the first-floor windows are similar in style. The left-hand first-floor window retains two flush chamfered mullions, with one removed, while the right-hand window has had its mullion removed entirely. There is also a blocked window on the left with plain reveals. The house has gable chimneys, and between the bays, there is a porch with an outer doorway that features a stone surround with an elliptical arch and keystone.

Local climate

Low Moor Head (South West House) sits in one of the wettest parts of the UK, with an average of 1,340 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 96% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 96% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 34 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 51% of listed buildings. Of these, 16 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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