The Priory is a Grade II listed building in the Lake District National Park local planning authority area, England. First listed on 7 February 1973. House. 4 related planning applications.
The Priory
- WRENN ID
- knotted-soffit-elm
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Lake District National Park
- Constituency
- Westmorland and Lonsdale MP: Tim Farron (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 7 February 1973
- Type
- House
- Address
- The Priory, Rayrigg Road, Windermere, Westmorland and Furness, LA23 1EX
- OS grid reference
- SD 405 992
- Coordinates
- 54.38556, -2.91669
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Priory is a detached house built in 1834 in the Victorian Gothic style. It is constructed of stone with a slate roof. A prominent square tower with pierced battlements and gargoyles is a key feature, along with a round angle turret. The top room of the tower has trefoil-headed windows on all four sides, overlooking the roof. Carved bands and bosses decorate the exterior. A large three-light pointed arched window is situated on the first floor, with stepped stair windows positioned below. Gables are present, and the house features octagonal stone chimneys. Pointed arched windows with cusped lights are consistent throughout. The Gothic porch mirrors the architectural style of the main building.
Local climate
The Priory sits in one of the wettest parts of the UK, with an average of 1,510 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 95% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 56 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 96% of listed buildings. Of these, 31 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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- Full EPC report — heating system, energy costs, size, glazing, construction etc.
- Sale history — 14 transactions since 1996
- Related listed building consents — 4 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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