The Croft is a Grade II listed building in the Cumberland local planning authority area, England. First listed on 30 June 1975. Farmhouse.
The Croft
- WRENN ID
- tattered-crypt-heron
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Cumberland
- Constituency
- Penrith and Solway MP: Markus Campbell-Savours (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 30 June 1975
- Type
- Farmhouse
- Address
- The Croft, Beaumont
- OS grid reference
- NY 355 583
- Coordinates
- 54.91553, -3.00708
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Croft is a farmhouse that has been converted into a private house. It dates from the late 17th century, with a rear extension added in 1778, which features the initials W. & B.C. above the entrance. The building has whitewashed cobble and clay walls resting on a chamfered stone plinth, and it is topped with a corrugated iron roof that covers thatch, along with brick ridge chimney stacks.
This single-storey structure has an attic and is characterized by a long, low profile with a steeply pitched roof made of cruck construction. The entrance features a plank door set in a plain painted stone surround. There are sash windows with glazing bars, also in plain stone surrounds, and a small two-pane attic window located in the right side wall. The single-storey extension at the rear has a lintel that is dated. Inside, there are three pairs of full crucks. To the left of the farmhouse, there is a barn in ruinous condition, along with outbuildings that are not of interest.
Local climate
The Croft sits in a wetter-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 1,100 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 80% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 52 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 93% of listed buildings. Of these, 27 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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