Forecourt Wall, Piers, Railings and Gate is a Grade II listed building in the Westmorland and Furness local planning authority area, England. First listed on 24 June 1987. Forecourt wall.
Forecourt Wall, Piers, Railings and Gate
- WRENN ID
- stubborn-finial-solstice
- 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 wall
- Address
- Forecourt Wall, Piers, Railings and Gate, Main Street, Shap
- OS grid reference
- NY 562 155
- Coordinates
- 54.5334, -2.6783
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The forecourt wall, piers, railings, and gate at New Ing Farmhouse in Shap date from the mid to late 19th century. The structure features coursed, squared rubble, ashlar, and wrought iron. The wall is approximately 2 feet high and has segmental copings. The gate and end piers are made of ashlar and stand about 5 feet tall, topped with ogee domes. The railings are hooped, and the sections are separated by knopped, cast-iron posts. This structure is included for its group value.
Local climate
Forecourt Wall, Piers, Railings and Gate sits in one of the wettest parts of the UK, with an average of 1,350 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 96% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 90% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 61 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 98% of listed buildings. Of these, 36 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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