Coop House, west of Netherby Hall is a Grade II* listed building in the Cumberland local planning authority area, England. First listed on 15 June 1984. Folly tower/house.

Coop House, west of Netherby Hall

WRENN ID
solitary-floor-starling
Grade
II*
Local Planning Authority
Cumberland
Constituency
Carlisle MP: Ms Julie Minns (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
15 June 1984
Type
Folly tower/house
Address
Coop House, west of Netherby Hall, Arthuret
OS grid reference
NY 386 714
Coordinates
55.03399, -2.9611
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

Coop House, located west of Netherby Hall, is a folly tower that was formerly the keeper's house for the salmon coops associated with Netherby Hall. It was likely built in the mid-18th century for the Reverend Robert Graham, with early 19th-century additions made for Sir James Graham. The structure features red sandstone rubble walls set on a chamfered plinth, with flush quoins, a string course, and a battlemented parapet. It stands two storeys tall with three bays, while the central recessed bay is a single storey. The entrance includes a pointed-arch doorway with a hood mould, and there are cruciform openings and a battlemented parapet. The early 19th-century flanking towers have cross-mullioned blocked windows, with similar two-light mullioned windows above. The rear of the building has single-light windows.

Coop House is situated on the river bank and is all that remains of the salmon coops. It is believed to have been influenced by the gatehouse of Wetheral Priory and the salmon coops belonging to that Priory. The Reverend Robert Graham consulted Mr. Howard of Corby Castle regarding the layout of the landscape garden at Netherby.

Local climate

Coop House, west of Netherby Hall sits in a wetter-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 1,080 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 87% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 79% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 48 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 89% of listed buildings. Of these, 24 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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