Eye Catcher Approximately 202 Metres North East of Shepherd Bridge is a Grade II listed building in the Lake District National Park local planning authority area, England. Eye catcher.
Eye Catcher Approximately 202 Metres North East of Shepherd Bridge
- WRENN ID
- gentle-tin-spindle
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Lake District National Park
- Constituency
- Westmorland and Lonsdale MP: Tim Farron (LD)
- Country
- England
- Type
- Eye catcher
- OS grid reference
- SD 305 980
- Coordinates
- 54.37291, -3.07002
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Eye Catcher, located approximately 202 metres north-east of Shepherd Bridge, is an eye-catching structure dating from the 18th century or early 19th century. It is constructed of stone rubble and features a screen wall with the remnants of a two-storey lean-to at the rear. The top of the wall has a partially remaining projecting parapet, and there are end projecting turrets that also have projecting parapets.
The central pointed arch is partially blocked and contains remains of a quatrefoil, with a blocked square window above it. This arch is flanked by large blocked arrow slits. The turrets have blocked slot windows with arrow slits situated above them. The right return wall is still standing, featuring openings at both ground and first floor levels. At the rear, there are remains of floors and footings for the left return and rear walls. This structure was built for one of the large houses located on the shore of Coniston Water.
Local climate
Eye Catcher Approximately 202 Metres North East of Shepherd Bridge sits in one of the wettest parts of the UK, with an average of 1,550 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 99% 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 49 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 91% of listed buildings. Of these, 27 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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