Forecourt Walls and Railings to Bridge End House is a Grade II listed building in the Westmorland and Furness local planning authority area, England. First listed on 21 June 1984. Forecourt walls and railings.

Forecourt Walls and Railings to Bridge End House

WRENN ID
ancient-lead-starling
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
Forecourt walls and railings
Address
Forecourt Walls and Railings to Bridge End House, B6259, Warcop
OS grid reference
NY 748 155
Coordinates
54.53439, -2.39062
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The forecourt walls and railings at Bridge End House were built at the same time as the house. They feature low rubble walls topped with segmental copings. The wrought-iron railings have pointed standards that are twisted into a corkscrew shape at the top. Between sections of the railings, there are cast-iron posts adorned with urn finials. The central gate is made of wrought iron and showcases decorative iron-twist and scrollwork elements.

Local climate

Forecourt Walls and Railings to Bridge End 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 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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