Bald How is a Grade II listed building in the Lake District National Park local planning authority area, England. First listed on 27 December 1967. Farmhouse. 2 related planning applications.
Bald How
- WRENN ID
- sunken-slate-dock
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Lake District National Park
- Constituency
- Westmorland and Lonsdale MP: Tim Farron (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 27 December 1967
- Type
- Farmhouse
- Address
- Bald How, Matterdale, Westmorland and Furness, CA11 0LE
- OS grid reference
- NY 407 236
- Coordinates
- 54.60471, -2.91933
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Bald How is a farmhouse dating from the late 18th century or early 19th century. It is constructed of stucco and has a slate roof. The south elevation features two storeys and four bays, with quoins at the corners. The windows have plain surrounds and are sashed with horns. The entrance, located in the third bay, has a panelled door and a Tuscan porch with a cornice. There are gable-end stacks. The outbuildings to the west are of no special interest.
Local climate
Bald How sits in one of the wettest parts of the UK, with an average of 1,320 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 95% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 90% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 63 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 98% of listed buildings. Of these, 38 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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- No EPC on record for this property
- No sale records on file
- Related listed building consents — 2 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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