Library is a Grade II listed building in the Cumberland local planning authority area, England. First listed on 6 December 1973. Library. 1 related planning application.
Library
- WRENN ID
- graven-tower-starling
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Cumberland
- Constituency
- Whitehaven and Workington MP: Josh MacAlister (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 6 December 1973
- Type
- Library
- Address
- Library, Market Place, Cleator Moor
- OS grid reference
- NY 019 150
- Coordinates
- 54.52112, -3.51591
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The library, built in 1906, is constructed from coursed, squared rubble set on a chamfered plinth, with rough-dressed stone except for the architraves and carved details. It features a sill band beneath the windows, and pilasters that extend to an eaves band. The roof is hipped and covered with graduated slate, complemented by corniced stone end chimneys and moulded cast-iron gutters. The front facade, which faces High Street, is symmetrical and consists of a single tall storey with five bays. The central entrance includes a panelled door topped by a semi-circular fanlight within an architrave, with a mullioned window above. The doorcase is adorned with polished granite columns that support a pediment, and the word "LIBRARY" is carved in sans-serif on the frieze. On either side of the entrance, there are two tall two-light mullioned and transomed windows in architraves, with panels located below the sills.
Local climate
Library sits in one of the wettest parts of the UK, with an average of 1,570 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 16 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 84% of listed buildings. Of these, 7 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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- No EPC on record for this property
- Sale history — 1 transaction since 2004
- Related listed building consents — 1 application
- Detailed attributes — period, style, materials, features
- Flood risk assessment
- Radon risk assessment
- Weather exposure and heating demand — rain and frost month by month and year by year, wind direction, solar and humidity
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