Low Fold South Fold is a Grade II listed building in the Lake District National Park local planning authority area, England. First listed on 12 January 1967. House.
Low Fold South Fold
- WRENN ID
- vacant-spire-aspen
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Lake District National Park
- Constituency
- Westmorland and Lonsdale MP: Tim Farron (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 12 January 1967
- Type
- House
- Address
- Low Fold South Fold, Lakes, Westmorland and Furness
- OS grid reference
- NY 407 026
- Coordinates
- 54.41574, -2.91411
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Low Fold South Fold is a 17th-century building located in Troutbeck Village. The south front, which faces the valley, is roughcast and features a slate roof. The building has two storeys with two windows on each floor, a lean-to bee-bole, and an end chimney that partly projects. The rear wing to the east is constructed of stone rubble and includes a wood-mullioned window along with an oriel that has five lights in front and one light on each side, supported by wood beams. The gable end features external stone steps leading up to a loft on the upper floor. For additional context, refer to the general group description under Troutbeck Village.
Local climate
Low Fold South Fold 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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