Forecourt Walls, Railings and Gate to Front of Hillside House is a Grade II listed building in the Westmorland and Furness local planning authority area, England. First listed on 24 June 1987. Forecourt.

Forecourt Walls, Railings and Gate to Front of Hillside House

WRENN ID
blind-niche-juniper
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Westmorland and Furness
Constituency
Westmorland and Lonsdale MP: Tim Farron (LD)
Country
England
Date first listed
24 June 1987
Type
Forecourt
Address
Forecourt Walls, Railings and Gate to Front of Hillside House, Newby
OS grid reference
NY 591 212
Coordinates
54.58517, -2.63394
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The forecourt walls, railings, and gate in front of Hillside House were likely built in the mid-19th century. The walls are made of coursed rubble and stand about 4 feet high at the sides and around 2 feet high at the front, topped with chamfered copings. The cast-iron railings feature foliate spearhead terminals on rod standards. The central gate has similar terminals on the lock rail, along with later wrought-iron scrollwork on the bottom panel and top rail. This structure is included for its group value.

Local climate

Forecourt Walls, Railings and Gate to Front of Hillside House 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 56 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 96% of listed buildings. Of these, 35 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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