Former Dame School Approximately 15 Metres North of Crosthwaite House is a Grade II listed building in the Lake District National Park local planning authority area, England. First listed on 3 April 1989. School.
Former Dame School Approximately 15 Metres North of Crosthwaite House
- WRENN ID
- carved-thatch-myrtle
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Lake District National Park
- Constituency
- Westmorland and Lonsdale MP: Tim Farron (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 3 April 1989
- Type
- School
- OS grid reference
- SD 447 911
- Coordinates
- 54.31311, -2.85024
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The former Dame School, located approximately 15 meters north of Crosthwaite House, is an early 19th-century building. It is constructed of stone rubble and features a slate roof. This small, square, two-storey structure has a gabled design and is set into the slope of the ground. The southwest corner is marked by large quoins. The south elevation includes a small window at the half-basement level and a larger window on the ground floor. There is an east gable-end stack. The roof is in poor condition, as noted in 1987. Access to the entrance, which is located under a collapsing pentice on the west elevation, is via steps on the side. The basement contains stop-chamfered beams and joists, as well as a well, while the ground floor features a fireplace. The building was recorded as being used as a school around 1820 and is included for its group value.
Local climate
Former Dame School Approximately 15 Metres North of Crosthwaite House sits in one of the wettest parts of the UK, with an average of 1,520 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 97% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 39 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 75% of listed buildings. Of these, 19 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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