Gate Piers and Forecourt Wall to West of Wattsfield Farmhouse is a Grade II listed building in the Westmorland and Furness local planning authority area, England. First listed on 30 January 1985. Gate piers, wall.

Gate Piers and Forecourt Wall to West of Wattsfield Farmhouse

WRENN ID
rough-gallery-linden
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Westmorland and Furness
Constituency
Westmorland and Lonsdale MP: Tim Farron (LD)
Country
England
Date first listed
30 January 1985
Type
Gate piers, wall
Address
Gate Piers and Forecourt Wall to West of Wattsfield Farmhouse, Wattsfield Lane, Kendal
OS grid reference
SD 516 912
Coordinates
54.31493, -2.74444
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The gate piers and forecourt wall located to the west of Wattsfield Farmhouse are likely from the 18th century, with some later alterations. The gate piers are made of ashlar and stand on plinth blocks. They are square in shape, approximately 10 feet high, and feature corniced tops topped with ball finials. There is a 20th-century wrought-iron gate. The flanking drystone walls are about 5 feet high and have flat copings. This structure is included for its group value with the farmhouse.

Local climate

Gate Piers and Forecourt Wall to West of Wattsfield Farmhouse sits in one of the wettest parts of the UK, with an average of 1,430 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 98% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 95% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 48 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 89% of listed buildings. Of these, 25 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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