Gatepiers and Garden Wall West of Brooklands is a Grade II listed building in the Cumberland local planning authority area, England. First listed on 6 June 1951. Garden wall.

Gatepiers and Garden Wall West of Brooklands

WRENN ID
calm-rood-indigo
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Cumberland
Constituency
Whitehaven and Workington MP: Josh MacAlister (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
6 June 1951
Type
Garden wall
Address
Gatepiers and Garden Wall West of Brooklands, Beckside, Workington
OS grid reference
NX 996 253
Coordinates
54.61354, -3.5554
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The gate piers and garden wall west of Brooklands, dating from the late 17th century, are constructed of painted rubble with painted ashlar piers. The structure features two square piers topped with broad caps and ball finials. The low wall has a flat coping and encloses one side of the front garden. This listing is noted for its group value with Brooklands.

Local climate

Gatepiers and Garden Wall West of Brooklands sits in one of the wettest parts of the UK, with an average of 1,560 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 99% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 99% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 18 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 83% of listed buildings. Of these, 7 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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