Potash Kiln to West of Water Yeat Bridge is a Grade II listed building in the Lake District National Park local planning authority area, England. First listed on 5 March 1990. Kiln.
Potash Kiln to West of Water Yeat Bridge
- WRENN ID
- ragged-brick-grove
- 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
- Kiln
- Address
- Potash Kiln to West of Water Yeat Bridge, Dunnerdale-With-Seathwaite, Westmorland and Furness
- OS grid reference
- SD 238 930
- Coordinates
- 54.32693, -3.17287
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The potash kiln, located to the west of Water Yeat Bridge, is likely from the 18th century. It is constructed from stone rubble and features a shallow round shape that sits on sloping ground. The kiln has a rectangular fire hole, with the underside sloping downwards into a shallow bowl. This kiln is a rare example of a type that fell out of use around 1800.
Local climate
Potash Kiln to West of Water Yeat Bridge 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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