Kirkbarrow is a Grade II listed building in the Lake District National Park local planning authority area, England. First listed on 31 January 1991. House.

Kirkbarrow

WRENN ID
slow-balcony-tallow
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Lake District National Park
Constituency
Westmorland and Lonsdale MP: Tim Farron (LD)
Country
England
Date first listed
31 January 1991
Type
House
Address
Kirkbarrow, B5320, Barton and Pooley Bridge, Westmorland and Furness
OS grid reference
NY 490 261
Coordinates
54.62813, -2.7911
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

Kirkbarrow is a house that likely dates from the late 16th century or early 17th century, with later additions from the late 17th century and beyond. It is constructed of stone rubble with ashlar dressings and has a slate roof. The building is L-shaped with a rear wing. The south elevation features two storeys and four bays, including a projecting east wing. The third bay contains a two-storey gabled porch. The gables are coped, and the windows have label moulds, 19th-century ashlar surrounds, and 20th-century casements. The first bay has paired windows, while the porch features a two-light single-chamfered-mullioned window, and the fourth bay has a small light on the ground floor. The return of the east wing has similar paired windows.

The entrance to the porch has a sunk triangular head and a label mould raised over a panel of arms, which is said to belong to Carlton Cooper. There is a drip course above the first floor and a corbelled statue of a nun with a spike finial. The inner entrance has a studded door with strap hinges. There are signs of blocked openings in the wing, which has a large gable-end stack. The west return features a large projecting gable and stack with set-offs.

The east elevation consists of three bays, with the north end having dressed quoins. The ground floor includes a window in chamfered reveals and a horizontally sliding sash in the first bay. The third bay has a 19th-century sashed window with vertical glazing bars and horns, along with an end light. The first floor has windows with chamfered reveals, with the second bay being narrow and the third bay featuring a horizontally sliding sash. The second bay also has a later gabled porch entrance to the return, along with gable-end stacks.

At the rear, there is a gabled wing with a gable-end stack and some chamfered lights, while other windows are from the 19th or 20th century. There is a lean-to outshut to the east, part of which has a flat roof, and a sun lounge to the west. Later outbuildings are attached to the gable end. Inside, there are four upper cruck trusses, a stone winding stair, and several doors with studs and strap hinges. The first floor features stud and plaster partitions.

Local climate

Kirkbarrow sits in one of the wettest parts of the UK, with an average of 1,280 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 94% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 87% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 61 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 98% of listed buildings. Of these, 36 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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