Former Farmhouse and Barn Known As Billy Yard, North West of Branthwaite House is a Grade II listed building in the Lake District National Park local planning authority area, England. First listed on 3 January 1986. Farmhouse, barn.
Former Farmhouse and Barn Known As Billy Yard, North West of Branthwaite House
- WRENN ID
- floating-outpost-hawthorn
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Lake District National Park
- Constituency
- Penrith and Solway MP: Markus Campbell-Savours (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 3 January 1986
- Type
- Farmhouse, barn
- Address
- Former Farmhouse and Barn Known As Billy Yard, North West of Branthwaite House, Caldbeck, Cumberland
- OS grid reference
- NY 297 373
- Coordinates
- 54.72582, -3.09171
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The former farmhouse and adjoining barn known as Billy Yard, located north-west of Branthwaite House, dates back to 1693, as indicated by the inscription over the cross-passage entrance. The structure is built from a mix of limestone and cobble rubble, resting on large projecting plinth stones. The roof has been removed from the house, while the barn features a roof made of graduated greenslate and Welsh slate.
The building is two storeys high and has three bays, with the lower barn situated to the right. The cross-passage entrance is framed by a stone architrave and features an inscribed lintel. There is a later central entrance that has had its surround removed. The windows on the upper floor are chamfered-surround with stone mullions, although one is blocked. There is also a small fire window on the ground floor to the right.
The barn includes three chamfered entrances and lofts, all topped with Tudor arches. Inside the house, there is a stone heck partition and a wooden firebeam. A settle back, which was inscribed and dated 1660 (Scott), has been removed but suggests that the house may date back to the mid-17th century. At the time of the survey, the building was derelict and unoccupied.
Local climate
Former Farmhouse and Barn Known As Billy Yard, North West of Branthwaite House sits in one of the wettest parts of the UK, with an average of 1,310 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 95% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 92% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 59 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 98% of listed buildings. Of these, 34 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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