Wall and Gates in Front of Birkby House is a Grade II listed building in the Cumberland local planning authority area, England. First listed on 3 March 1967. Wall and gates.
Wall and Gates in Front of Birkby House
- WRENN ID
- frozen-moulding-rye
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Cumberland
- Constituency
- Penrith and Solway MP: Markus Campbell-Savours (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 3 March 1967
- Type
- Wall and gates
- Address
- Wall and Gates in Front of Birkby House, the Green, Crosscanonby
- OS grid reference
- NY 058 374
- Coordinates
- 54.72342, -3.46257
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The wall and gates in front of Birkby House are from the early 19th century. They feature a low red sandstone wall with chamfered coping. The central gate and the piers at each end are made of painted rusticated stone, each topped with ball finials. This structure is listed for its group value with Birkby House and Birkby Cottage.
Local climate
Wall and Gates in Front of Birkby House sits in one of the wettest parts of the UK, with an average of 1,470 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 98% 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 26 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 72% of listed buildings. Of these, 12 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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