Sawpit on East Side of Belton Estate Woodyard is a Grade II listed building in the South Kesteven local planning authority area, England. First listed on 14 November 1994. Sawpit.

Sawpit on East Side of Belton Estate Woodyard

WRENN ID
sunken-cinder-scarlet
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
South Kesteven
Constituency
Grantham and Bourne MP: Gareth Davies (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
14 November 1994
Type
Sawpit
Address
Sawpit on East Side of Belton Estate Woodyard, Main Street, Belton and Manthorpe
OS grid reference
SK 929 396
Coordinates
52.94607, -0.61796
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The sawpit on the east side of Belton Estate Woodyard dates from the mid-19th century. It is constructed of brick with ashlar dressings and has a pantile roof. The building features coped gables with kneelers and is a single storey with two bays. On the right side, there is a wide opening with a wooden valance, while the left side has a brick bay containing a two-light window. Each gable includes a segment-headed doorway, with the right gable featuring a pair of board doors. Inside, there is a lengthwise pit edged with wooden beams. This building was used for cutting squared timber from logs by hand sawing.

Local climate

Sawpit on East Side of Belton Estate Woodyard sits in a drier-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 720 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 81% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 88% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 36 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 65% of listed buildings. Of these, 18 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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