Wall, Gates and Railings in Front of Tullie House is a Grade I listed building in the Cumberland local planning authority area, England. First listed on 1 June 1949. A Late C17 Wall, gates, railings.
Wall, Gates and Railings in Front of Tullie House
- WRENN ID
- dim-rubble-saffron
- Grade
- I
- Local Planning Authority
- Cumberland
- Constituency
- Carlisle MP: Ms Julie Minns (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 1 June 1949
- Type
- Wall, gates, railings
- Address
- Wall, Gates and Railings in Front of Tullie House, Abbey Street
- OS grid reference
- NY 397 559
- Coordinates
- 54.89502, -2.94062
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The wall, gates, and railings in front of Tullie House in Carlisle date from the late 17th century, although they may be a 19th-century imitation. The structure features red sandstone ashlar gate piers and wall, along with cast-iron gates and railings. The large rectangular rusticated piers are off-centre and sit on moulded plinths, topped with a projecting cornice and bracketed ball finials. A low wall flanks the entrance, also on a moulded plinth and capped with flat moulded coping. The railings are designed with spear and scroll motifs. The stone appears fresh, suggesting some replacement has occurred. Historical references include Celia Fiennes, who visited Carlisle in 1698 and described Tullie House as having a lofty stone structure with good sash windows and a well-kept walled garden with iron gates and stone pillars. Additionally, a watercolour from 1791 by Robert Carlyle shows the Tullie House wall in the background, indicating it has retained much of its original appearance.
Local climate
Wall, Gates and Railings in Front of Tullie House 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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