Courtyard Range and Gatehouse with Barn Adjoining, Warnell Hall is a Grade II* listed building in the Cumberland local planning authority area, England. First listed on 3 January 1986. Courtyard range and gatehouse.

Courtyard Range and Gatehouse with Barn Adjoining, Warnell Hall

WRENN ID
little-hinge-hemlock
Grade
II*
Local Planning Authority
Cumberland
Constituency
Penrith and Solway MP: Markus Campbell-Savours (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
3 January 1986
Type
Courtyard range and gatehouse
OS grid reference
NY 350 413
Coordinates
54.76263, -3.01064
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The courtyard range and gatehouse with an adjoining barn at Warnell Hall is likely from the early 16th century, with some alterations made in the 19th century. The structure is built from large blocks of mixed sandstone rubble and features a sandstone slate roof, with the upper courses made of Welsh slate and a stone chimney stack. The long, low range connects to Warnell Hall, with the gatehouse having a slightly higher roof and originally being part of the fortified courtyard range.

There is a 20th-century doorway and window closest to the house, along with an original window to the left that has a chamfered surround and is situated under a hoodmould. Above the doorway, there is a late 17th-century two-light window. The gatehouse on the left includes a through segmental archway with internal niches. The upper floor is corbelled out at the sides and features a three-light round-arched stone-mullioned window.

The adjoining barn has two original 16th-century upper-floor window openings, while all other doors, lofts, and windows are from the 19th century. The rear wall of the barn has two two-light stone-mullioned windows, and the wall to the right appears to have been rebuilt at the first-floor level. At the time of the survey, the roof of the barn was in a state of collapse. This building has group value with Warnell Hall.

Local climate

Courtyard Range and Gatehouse with Barn Adjoining, Warnell Hall sits in one of the wettest parts of the UK, with an average of 1,180 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 91% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 85% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 57 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 96% of listed buildings. Of these, 32 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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