The Beeches (Lower Cottage) is a Grade II listed building in the Yorkshire Dales National Park local planning authority area, England. First listed on 20 February 1958. Cottage. 1 related planning application.

The Beeches (Lower Cottage)

WRENN ID
shadowed-storey-bramble
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Yorkshire Dales National Park
Constituency
Skipton and Ripon MP: Sir Julian Smith (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
20 February 1958
Type
Cottage
Address
The Beeches (Lower Cottage), Riverside, Clapham Cum Newby, North Yorkshire, LA2 8DR
OS grid reference
SD 745 694
Coordinates
54.12059, -2.39114
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The Beeches (Lower Cottage) is a cottage from the early 19th century, featuring pebbledash with painted stone dressings and a stone slate roof. It is two storeys high and has a double front. The central entrance is set within a mid-19th century wooden porch, which includes a six-panel door. Each storey has two windows that have plain surrounds and 20-pane sash designs. The eaves are adorned with shaped modillions. There is a gable end on the left side and a ridge stack on the right. This building is included for its group value.

Local climate

The Beeches (Lower Cottage) sits in one of the wettest parts of the UK, with an average of 1,330 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 96% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 94% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 54 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 94% of listed buildings. Of these, 30 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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