Gazebo to East of Wheelhouse Bridge is a Grade II listed building in the Westmorland and Furness local planning authority area, England. First listed on 25 March 1970. A C18 Gazebo.

Gazebo to East of Wheelhouse Bridge

WRENN ID
lone-screen-river
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Westmorland and Furness
Constituency
Westmorland and Lonsdale MP: Tim Farron (LD)
Country
England
Date first listed
25 March 1970
Type
Gazebo
Address
Gazebo to East of Wheelhouse Bridge, Priest Lane, Lower Allithwaite
OS grid reference
SD 379 788
Coordinates
54.2018, -2.95329
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The gazebo, dating from the 18th century, is located to the east of Wheelhouse Bridge in Cartmel. It is constructed of stone rubble and features a pyramidal slate roof topped with a ball finial. This single-storey structure, which also has a basement, is situated on the river bank. It has casement windows on the south and east sides, while the west side has a blocked window. The entrance, accessed by steps on the east side, includes a six-fielded-panel door. The gazebo was originally part of the garden of Priory House.

Local climate

Gazebo to East of Wheelhouse Bridge sits in one of the wettest parts of the UK, with an average of 1,590 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 24 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 75% of listed buildings. Of these, 10 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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