Fountain in Front of Lorton Hall is a Grade II listed building in the Lake District National Park local planning authority area, England. First listed on 3 March 1967. Fountain. 1 related planning application.
Fountain in Front of Lorton Hall
- WRENN ID
- sunken-courtyard-saffron
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Lake District National Park
- Constituency
- Penrith and Solway MP: Markus Campbell-Savours (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 3 March 1967
- Type
- Fountain
- Address
- Fountain in Front of Lorton Hall, Cumberland, CA13 9UP
- OS grid reference
- NY 152 257
- Coordinates
- 54.61992, -3.31329
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The fountain stands in front of Lorton Hall, dating to the late 19th century. It is constructed of calciferous sandstone and comprises a base formed of four segmental bowls, topped by a central fountain head. The fountain head features scrolled brackets and carved lion heads. The fountain is listed at group value with Lorton Hall and Winder House.
Local climate
Fountain in Front of Lorton Hall sits in one of the wettest parts of the UK, with an average of 1,470 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 98% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 45 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 86% of listed buildings. Of these, 24 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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- Full EPC report — heating system, energy costs, size, glazing, construction etc.
- Sale history — 2 transactions since 1996
- Related listed building consents — 1 application
- Detailed attributes — period, style, materials, features
- Flood risk assessment
- Radon risk assessment
- Weather exposure and heating demand — rain and frost month by month and year by year, wind direction, solar and humidity
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