Under Howe with Adjoining Barn and Former Stables is a Grade II listed building in the Lake District National Park local planning authority area, England. First listed on 11 January 1985. Farmhouse, barn, stable.

Under Howe with Adjoining Barn and Former Stables

WRENN ID
muffled-belfry-moth
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Lake District National Park
Constituency
Westmorland and Lonsdale MP: Tim Farron (LD)
Country
England
Date first listed
11 January 1985
Type
Farmhouse, barn, stable
OS grid reference
NY 372 284
Coordinates
54.64695, -2.97434
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

Under Howe is a farmhouse with an adjoining barn and former stables, now a private house. It dates from the late 17th century, with alterations dated and inscribed over the entrance as D. & E.C. 1752. The building is constructed of whitewashed rubble on large projecting plinth stones and features a graduated greenslate roof with rendered chimney stacks. It is two storeys high and consists of two bays, with a single-bay former stable on the left, now part of the house, and a lower right-angled barn at the front, creating an overall L-shape.

The main entrance has a top-glazed plank door in a painted stone surround with an inscribed lintel, and it is sheltered by a 20th-century porch. The house has sash windows in original surrounds, although the stone mullions have been removed. The window to the left of the entrance has been enlarged, and there is a narrow fire window beyond it. The former stable features a 20th-century window in its former entrance, with a 19th-century sash window above. The barn has central plank doors in a stone surround under a wooden lintel, a plank door to the right, a loft door above, and a small casement window. There is also an enlarged garage entrance to the left.

Inside the house, there is a beamed ceiling and a heck partition with a cupboard beside the fireplace. A bedroom has a panelled partition with an integral panelled door that may date from the early 18th century. There is a 20th-century extension to the right of the house and a porch to the rear, which are not of interest.

Local climate

Under Howe with Adjoining Barn and Former Stables sits in one of the wettest parts of the UK, with an average of 1,360 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 92% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 64 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 99% of listed buildings. Of these, 40 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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