Barn Approximately 80 Metres to North of Thorphinsty Hall is a Grade II listed building in the Lake District National Park local planning authority area, England. First listed on 23 July 1987. Barn. 1 related planning application.
Barn Approximately 80 Metres to North of Thorphinsty Hall
- WRENN ID
- little-clay-magpie
- 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
- Barn
- Address
- Barn Approximately 80 Metres to North of Thorphinsty Hall, LA11 6NF
- OS grid reference
- SD 414 863
- Coordinates
- 54.26913, -2.89997
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This is a barn located approximately 80 meters north of Thorphinsty Hall, possibly dating from the 17th century. It is constructed of stone rubble and has a slate roof. The barn consists of five bays and features a part-demolished lean-to outbuilding on the south side, along with a large open-fronted building from the 20th century to the north. The south side includes one remaining plastered cheek for the barn doors, five rectangular openings to the left, and a small lean-to outshut. Both gable ends have ventilation slots; the east gable end has a blocked entrance with a cambered timber lintel and pigeon loft entrances with ledges. The north side features a winnowing door and additional ventilation slots. Inside, there are raised cruck trusses with trenched principal rafters, tie beams, and collars.
Local climate
Barn Approximately 80 Metres to North of Thorphinsty Hall 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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- No EPC on record for this property
- No sale records on file
- Related listed building consents — 1 application
- 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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