Forecourt Wall, Gate, and End Piers to Front of Grindal House is a Grade II listed building in the Cumberland local planning authority area, England. First listed on 9 August 1984. Forecourt wall.

Forecourt Wall, Gate, and End Piers to Front of Grindal House

WRENN ID
rooted-attic-amber
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Cumberland
Constituency
Whitehaven and Workington MP: Josh MacAlister (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
9 August 1984
Type
Forecourt wall
Address
Forecourt Wall, Gate, and End Piers to Front of Grindal House, B5345, St. Bees
OS grid reference
NX 970 119
Coordinates
54.49252, -3.59067
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The forecourt wall, gate, and end piers at the front of Grindal House date from the same period as the house itself. The wall is made of stone and stands approximately 4 feet high on a plinth, featuring a moulded top rail. It includes four panels with slits, separated by square section piers on either side of a central gate. The gate piers are octagonal, each with a plinth and a corniced ogee top.

Local climate

Forecourt Wall, Gate, and End Piers to Front of Grindal House sits in one of the wettest parts of the UK, with an average of 1,580 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 14 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 86% of listed buildings. Of these, 6 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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