Greensyke is a Grade II listed building in the Lake District National Park local planning authority area, England. First listed on 23 July 1987. House. 3 related planning applications.
Greensyke
- WRENN ID
- twisted-crypt-hemlock
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Lake District National Park
- Constituency
- Westmorland and Lonsdale MP: Tim Farron (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 23 July 1987
- Type
- House
- Address
- Greensyke, Lindale and Newton-In-Cartmel, Westmorland and Furness, LA11 6JJ
- OS grid reference
- SD 400 828
- Coordinates
- 54.23783, -2.92087
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Greensyke is a house dating from 1765, as indicated by the rainwater head marked 'BHE/1765'. It is constructed of roughcast stone and features a slate roof. The building stands two storeys high and has three bays. The windows are sashed and have single glazing bars. The entrance is adorned with a stone porch that has a consoled segmental pediment, although it is mostly obscured by foliage. There are gable-end stacks, and the rear of the house includes a small-paned stair window. Greensyke is included in the listing for its group value.
Local climate
Greensyke 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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- Full EPC report — heating system, energy costs, size, glazing, construction etc.
- Sale history — 2 transactions since 2018
- Related listed building consents — 3 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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