Carved bear south west of Church of St Andrew is a Grade II* listed building in the Lake District National Park local planning authority area, England. First listed on 24 October 1986. A Medieval Sculpture.
Carved bear south west of Church of St Andrew
- WRENN ID
- stark-cupola-wind
- Grade
- II*
- Local Planning Authority
- Lake District National Park
- Constituency
- Westmorland and Lonsdale MP: Tim Farron (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 24 October 1986
- Type
- Sculpture
- Address
- Carved bear south west of Church of St Andrew, Dacre, Westmorland and Furness
- OS grid reference
- NY 459 266
- Coordinates
- 54.6317, -2.83857
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The carved bear located southwest of the Church of St Andrew is a medieval sculpture made of red sandstone, standing about 4 feet high. It is one of a group of four carvings and is likely in its original position at a corner of the medieval churchyard. The bear is thought to represent the second part of a four-part story, where a small animal, possibly a cat or a lynx, has jumped onto the bear's back. The bear's head is turned as it attempts to see its attacker.
Local climate
Carved bear south west of Church of St Andrew 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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