Demesne Farmhouse is a Grade II listed building in the Cumberland local planning authority area, England. First listed on 15 June 1984. Farmhouse.
Demesne Farmhouse
- WRENN ID
- steep-mullion-yew
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Cumberland
- Constituency
- Carlisle MP: Ms Julie Minns (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 15 June 1984
- Type
- Farmhouse
- Address
- Demesne Farmhouse, Bewcastle
- OS grid reference
- NY 564 746
- Coordinates
- 55.06441, -2.68273
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Demesne Farmhouse is a farmhouse dating from the late 17th century or early 18th century, with some alterations made in the early 19th century. It features whitewashed sandstone rubble walls, some of which are made from stone sourced from the nearby castle. The roof is covered in Welsh slate and has 20th-century brick chimney stacks. The building is two storeys high and consists of three bays, which have been extended by two additional bays under a common roof.
The entrance includes a 20th-century door set in a quoined surround. There are two-pane sash windows with plain stone surrounds, while earlier two-light flat stone mullioned windows have been blocked. Smaller fire windows on both floors at the extreme left have also been blocked. The extension on the right has 20th-century windows in 20th-century openings. The farmhouse is situated within the perimeter of a Roman Fort and is listed partly for its group value with the nearby castle. The listing does not include the farm outbuildings.
Local climate
Demesne Farmhouse sits in a wetter-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 1,040 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 84% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 75% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 56 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 95% of listed buildings. Of these, 33 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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