Yard 83 (Dr Manning's Yard) is a Grade II listed building in the Westmorland and Furness local planning authority area, England. First listed on 17 February 1975. Cottage. 1 related planning application.

Yard 83 (Dr Manning's Yard)

WRENN ID
south-flint-winter
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Westmorland and Furness
Constituency
Westmorland and Lonsdale MP: Tim Farron (LD)
Country
England
Date first listed
17 February 1975
Type
Cottage
Address
Yard 83 (Dr Manning's Yard), 2, Highgate, Kendal, LA9 4ED
OS grid reference
SD 514 924
Coordinates
54.32564, -2.74727
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

Yard 83, also known as Dr Manning's Yard, is a cottage that likely dates from the early 18th century and has undergone later alterations. It is constructed of wet-dashed rubble and features a graduated slate roof with a rendered chimney at the east end. The building stands two stories tall and consists of three bays. The entrance is a plank door located to the right, accompanied by a 20-pane sash window. Above, there are three additional sashes with glazing bars.

Local climate

Yard 83 (Dr Manning's Yard) sits in one of the wettest parts of the UK, with an average of 1,430 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 98% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 95% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 48 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 89% of listed buildings. Of these, 25 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 — 9 transactions since 2003
  • 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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