Premises Occupied by Ribble Valley Borough Council in Grounds of Clitheroe Castle is a Grade II listed building in the Ribble Valley local planning authority area, England. Premises. 5 related planning applications.
Premises Occupied by Ribble Valley Borough Council in Grounds of Clitheroe Castle
- WRENN ID
- ghost-roof-crag
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Ribble Valley
- Constituency
- Pendle and Clitheroe MP: Jonathan Hinder (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Type
- Premises
- Address
- Premises Occupied by Ribble Valley Borough Council in Grounds of Clitheroe Castle, Castle Gate
- OS grid reference
- SD 742 416
- Coordinates
- 53.87016, -2.39314
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The premises occupied by Ribble Valley Borough Council are located in the grounds of Clitheroe Castle and date from the early to mid-19th century. This three-storey building is constructed from coursed stone with ashlar dressings and is designed in the Gothic style.
On the left side, there is a turret that is square in section, featuring two arched windows on each of its three floors and topped with a crenellated parapet. The right section is also crenellated and has two arched windows on its two floors, along with one window to the left. There is a Jacobean style porch that includes two ball finials and a round-headed entry with double doors. Additionally, there are two windows on the right with wooden mullions, each consisting of two lights, and two windows on each of the three floors.
This building is included as part of a group with Clitheroe Castle, the premises occupied by Ribble Valley Borough Council, and an outbuilding and stable block.
Local climate
Premises Occupied by Ribble Valley Borough Council in Grounds of Clitheroe Castle sits in one of the wettest parts of the UK, with an average of 1,310 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 95% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 92% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 49 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 90% of listed buildings. Of these, 26 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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- Full EPC report — heating system, energy costs, size, glazing, construction etc.
- No sale records on file
- Related listed building consents — 5 applications
- 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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