Outbuilding to West of Low Ludderburn is a Grade II listed building in the Lake District National Park local planning authority area, England. First listed on 23 July 1987. Bank barn, domestic use conversion.
Outbuilding to West of Low Ludderburn
- WRENN ID
- late-transept-sienna
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Lake District National Park
- Constituency
- Westmorland and Lonsdale MP: Tim Farron (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 23 July 1987
- Type
- Bank barn, domestic use conversion
- Address
- Outbuilding to West of Low Ludderburn, Cartmel Fell, Westmorland and Furness
- OS grid reference
- SD 405 912
- Coordinates
- 54.31298, -2.91563
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The outbuilding to the west of Low Ludderburn is a bank barn that has been converted for domestic use. It likely dates from the 18th century and has some alterations from the 20th century. The structure is made of roughcast stone and features a slate roof. There are three entrances with pivoted doors leading to the lower level, along with two small windows. The upper level includes a window with paired sashes that have vertical glazing bars and horns. The left side has a window with a drip course and paired sashes. The rear, facing the lane, has a lateral stack, while the right side has an entrance to the upper level accessed by stone steps. Notably, Arthur Ransome, the journalist and author, lived at Low Ludderburn from 1925 to 1935, during which time he converted the upper level of the barn into a workroom where he wrote 'Swallows and Amazons'.
Local climate
Outbuilding to West of Low Ludderburn sits in one of the wettest parts of the UK, with an average of 1,520 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 98% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 97% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 39 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 75% of listed buildings. Of these, 19 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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- Sale history — 1 transaction since 2011
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