Littleholme is a Grade II listed building in the Westmorland and Furness local planning authority area, England. First listed on 14 April 1969. House.

Littleholme

WRENN ID
broken-stair-dew
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Westmorland and Furness
Constituency
Westmorland and Lonsdale MP: Tim Farron (LD)
Country
England
Date first listed
14 April 1969
Type
House
Address
Littleholme, 103, Sedbergh Road, Kendal
OS grid reference
SD 530 928
Coordinates
54.32877, -2.7227
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

Littleholme is a house built in 1909 by Charles Voysey for Arthur Simpson, a local craftsman known for handmade furniture. The building features snecked, rough-dressed blocks with quoins and has a hipped roof with a pitch of approximately 45 degrees, which flattens at the projecting eaves. A stone chimney is located in the middle of the roof.

The entrance includes a curved semicircular arch with a plank door and a window set in antis, all beneath a large lead canopy supported by curved braces. To the right of the entrance, there is a 2-light window. On the first floor, there is a similar window to the left and a larger 5-light window to the right, which alternates between small and large lights. A large stair window, consisting of three sets of three lights, is located on the west return. The windows are square-leaded and set in stone surrounds with flat stone mullions, and the stair window also includes transoms.

Although the interior was not inspected, a late 20th-century sale prospectus shows that it features high-quality fittings, including an inglenook fireplace, fitted cupboards, and oak plank doors.

Local climate

Littleholme 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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