8 and 9, Portland Square is a Grade II listed building in the Cumberland local planning authority area, England. First listed on 14 December 1987. Residential, club. 2 related planning applications.

8 and 9, Portland Square

WRENN ID
keen-plaster-meadow
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Cumberland
Constituency
Carlisle MP: Ms Julie Minns (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
14 December 1987
Type
Residential, club
Address
8 and 9, Portland Square, CA1 1PY
OS grid reference
NY 405 557
Coordinates
54.89299, -2.92779
Source
Historic England listing

Also on this page: sale history · EPC · related consents · flood risk · radon risk · weather exposure · detailed attributes ↓

Description

Two houses, numbers 8 and 9, forming part of a terrace, were built in the late 1860s or 1870s. They are constructed of calciferous sandstone ashlar, set on a moulded plinth, with string courses and a bracketed cornice. The roof is graduated greenslate, with a gabled dormer on number 8, and the chimneys are of cream brick.

Each house is three storeys and three bays wide, originally designed as an identical pair. Steps lead to panelled front doors, each with a fanlight and sidelights on number 8, set within columned porches with shaped heads. Canted bay windows are present under projecting paired sash windows. All other windows are sashes, with the window above the entrance having a hood-mould. The windows are set within various chamfered surrounds. The interiors have not been inspected.

Local climate

8 and 9, Portland Square 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 51 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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  • Sale history — 5 transactions since 1996
  • Related listed building consents — 2 applications
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  • Flood risk assessment
  • Radon risk assessment
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