Lilac Cottage is a Grade II listed building in the Lake District National Park local planning authority area, England. First listed on 31 January 1991. House. 2 related planning applications.
Lilac Cottage
- WRENN ID
- ancient-pediment-sage
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Lake District National Park
- Constituency
- Westmorland and Lonsdale MP: Tim Farron (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 31 January 1991
- Type
- House
- Address
- Lilac Cottage, Askham, Penrith, Westmorland and Furness, CA10 2PF
- OS grid reference
- NY 513 236
- Coordinates
- 54.60555, -2.75421
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Lilac Cottage is a house that likely dates from the 18th century or early 19th century. It is constructed of roughcast stone and has a slate roof. The building is two storeys high and features two bays. The windows are sashed and include glazing bars. There is a plain central entrance, and gable-end stacks are present. At the rear, there is a gabled wing.
Local climate
Lilac Cottage sits in one of the wettest parts of the UK, with an average of 1,280 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 94% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 87% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 61 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 98% of listed buildings. Of these, 36 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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- No EPC on record for this property
- Sale history — 2 transactions since 1996
- Related listed building consents — 2 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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