Two Market Benches to East of Obelisk is a Grade II listed building in the Lake District National Park local planning authority area, England. First listed on 5 March 1990. Market benches. 4 related planning applications.
Two Market Benches to East of Obelisk
- WRENN ID
- grey-spindle-primrose
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Lake District National Park
- Constituency
- Barrow and Furness MP: Michelle Scrogham (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 5 March 1990
- Type
- Market benches
- Address
- Two Market Benches to East of Obelisk, the Square, Broughton-In-Furness, Broughton West, Westmorland and Furness, LA20 6HZ
- OS grid reference
- SD 212 875
- Coordinates
- 54.27778, -3.21125
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Two market benches are situated to the east of the obelisk in Broughton-in-Furness. Their date is uncertain. They are constructed of dressed stone, with flat stones resting on flat, upright stones; three stones support the bench on the north-east side and two on the south-west side. The benches are placed parallel to one another.
Local climate
Two Market Benches to East of Obelisk sits in one of the wettest parts of the UK, with an average of 1,610 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 99% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 28 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 70% of listed buildings. Of these, 12 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 — 4 transactions since 2000
- Related listed building consents — 4 applications
- 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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