Walls, Gate, and End Piers to North of Warcop Tower is a Grade II listed building in the Westmorland and Furness local planning authority area, England. First listed on 21 June 1984. A C18 Walls and gates. 1 related planning application.
Walls, Gate, and End Piers to North of Warcop Tower
- WRENN ID
- grey-corner-equinox
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Westmorland and Furness
- Constituency
- Westmorland and Lonsdale MP: Tim Farron (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 21 June 1984
- Type
- Walls and gates
- Address
- Walls, Gate, and End Piers to North of Warcop Tower, CA16 6NL
- OS grid reference
- NY 745 152
- Coordinates
- 54.53146, -2.3955
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The remains of low walls, a gate, and end piers are located to the north of Warcop Tower, dating to the late 18th century. The walls are constructed of sandstone blocks with chamfered copings. The walls are flanked by rusticated piers, which are square in plan and feature ogee caps. The end piers are similar to, but smaller than, the gate piers. The structure is included in the listing for its group value.
Local climate
Walls, Gate, and End Piers to North of Warcop Tower sits in one of the wettest parts of the UK, with an average of 1,230 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 92% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 85% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 59 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 98% of listed buildings. Of these, 37 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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- Full EPC report — heating system, energy costs, size, glazing, construction etc.
- Sale history — 2 transactions since 2007
- 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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