Chapel, Now Barn, North West of Blencow Hall Farmhouse is a Grade II listed building in the Westmorland and Furness local planning authority area, England. First listed on 24 October 1986. Chapel, barn.
Chapel, Now Barn, North West of Blencow Hall Farmhouse
- WRENN ID
- low-trefoil-holly
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Westmorland and Furness
- Constituency
- Westmorland and Lonsdale MP: Tim Farron (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 24 October 1986
- Type
- Chapel, barn
- Address
- Chapel, Now Barn, North West of Blencow Hall Farmhouse, Greystoke
- OS grid reference
- NY 449 326
- Coordinates
- 54.68562, -2.85468
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This building is a former private chapel, now functioning as a barn, located to the north-west of Blencow Hall Farmhouse. It likely dates from the late 16th century, with some alterations made in the 19th century. The structure features pink sandstone rubble walls topped with a graduated greenslate roof. It is a single-storey, single-bay building. The entrance is now through the open gable on the west side, and there are small side window openings along with a rebuilt two-light pointed-arched window on the east. Part of the north wall extends beyond the current west gable, indicating its original full extent, although it has been reduced in height. Historical references, such as W. Hutchinson's History of Cumberland from 1794, mention that the arms of Blencowe were cut in stone above the door, which was located in the now-demolished section, suggesting that this was part of the chapel's rebuilding in 1590. Engravings from 1794 and 1822 depict the chapel as complete but without a roof. The building is listed for its group value with Blencow Hall Farmhouse.
Local climate
Chapel, Now Barn, North West of Blencow Hall Farmhouse sits in one of the wettest parts of the UK, with an average of 1,240 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 86% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 58 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 97% of listed buildings. Of these, 34 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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