The Meat Safe; 20 Metres North of Orangery is a Grade II listed building in the Peak District National Park local planning authority area, England. First listed on 17 November 1983. Game hanging house.

The Meat Safe; 20 Metres North of Orangery

WRENN ID
other-garret-ash
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Peak District National Park
Constituency
Macclesfield MP: Tim Roca (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
17 November 1983
Type
Game hanging house
OS grid reference
SJ 965 824
Coordinates
53.33856, -2.05394
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The Meat Safe, located 20 meters north of the Orangery, is a game hanging house from the late 19th century. It is constructed of wood and features a lead roof supported by steel saddle stones. The building has an octagonal shape, with six-panelled sections set in an iron-bound frame. The upper four panels are filled with fine metal mesh, and the corners are elevated on steel saddle stones. The roof is weathered and includes a raised octagonal central ventilator. Inside, there are numerous hooks for hanging game birds, small mammals, and occasionally venison.

Local climate

The Meat Safe; 20 Metres North of Orangery sits in a wetter-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 1,040 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 83% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 70% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 47 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 88% of listed buildings. Of these, 27 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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