Forecourt Gate and Railings to Manor House is a Grade II listed building in the Westmorland and Furness local planning authority area, England. First listed on 21 October 1983. Railings.
Forecourt Gate and Railings to Manor House
- WRENN ID
- gaunt-lintel-sorrel
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Westmorland and Furness
- Constituency
- Westmorland and Lonsdale MP: Tim Farron (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 21 October 1983
- Type
- Railings
- Address
- Forecourt Gate and Railings to Manor House, Melbecks, Kirkby Stephen
- OS grid reference
- NY 776 085
- Coordinates
- 54.47215, -2.34678
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The forecourt gate and railings to the Manor House in Kirkby Stephen date from the 18th century. They are made of cast iron and feature a central gate set into the front wall of the Manor House garden. The design includes pointed foliate standards and urns on the gate-posts.
Local climate
Forecourt Gate and Railings to Manor House sits in one of the wettest parts of the UK, with an average of 1,190 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 91% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 82% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 62 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 98% of listed buildings. Of these, 39 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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