White Lion is a Grade II listed building in the Peak District National Park local planning authority area, England. First listed on 22 March 1985. Public house. 1 related planning application.
White Lion
- WRENN ID
- small-sandstone-dew
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Peak District National Park
- Constituency
- Derbyshire Dales MP: John Whitby (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 22 March 1985
- Type
- Public house
- Address
- White Lion, Main Street, Great Longstone, Derbyshire Dales
- OS grid reference
- SK 199 717
- Coordinates
- 53.24249, -1.70213
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The White Lion is a public house dating from the late 18th century. It is constructed of coursed squared limestone with gritstone dressings and features a cement tile roof with stone gable end stacks. The building is two storeys high and has a symmetrical north elevation with five bays. The central doorway is accessed by six stone steps and is framed by a stone surround with square section bead moulding and a stone bracketed hood. On either side of the doorway are broad tripartite windows, with the central opening being narrower. The windows include single and two bar sashes. Above, there are five windows with flush stepped stone surrounds, also featuring two bar sashes.
Local climate
White Lion sits in a wetter-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 980 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 79% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 67% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 48 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 89% of listed buildings. Of these, 29 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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- Related listed building consents — 1 application
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- 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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