Barn to North East of Tower Bank House is a Grade II listed building in the Lake District National Park local planning authority area, England. Barn.

Barn to North East of Tower Bank House

WRENN ID
last-chamber-pearl
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Lake District National Park
Constituency
Westmorland and Lonsdale MP: Tim Farron (LD)
Country
England
Type
Barn
Address
Barn to North East of Tower Bank House, B 5285, Claife, Westmorland and Furness
OS grid reference
SD 370 957
Coordinates
54.35298, -2.97071
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The barn located to the north-east of Tower Bank House is a Grade II listed building dating from around 1740, with an additional wing added around 1812. It is constructed of stone rubble with large quoins and features slate roofs. The south elevation includes a small gabled wing on the right side, three cow house doors with ventilation slots, and a stable door situated under a pentice. Above these, there is a winnowing door along with several ventilation slots, some of which are cruciform in shape. The wing features end casements and an entrance to the return, with a lateral stack on the right return. There is also a small later lean-to outshut on the left return. The rear of the barn has pivoted doors under a pentice. Inside, the barn contains cow house partitions and stable partitions, which were previously equipped with chutes for feeding from the barn, as well as a corn bin. This property is owned by The National Trust.

Local climate

Barn to North East of Tower Bank House sits in one of the wettest parts of the UK, with an average of 1,530 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 96% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 52 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 93% of listed buildings. Of these, 29 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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