Plague Stone in Grounds of Greengarth Old People's Home is a Grade II* listed building in the Westmorland and Furness local planning authority area, England. First listed on 24 April 1951. Monument.
Plague Stone in Grounds of Greengarth Old People's Home
- WRENN ID
- worn-sentry-dew
- Grade
- II*
- Local Planning Authority
- Westmorland and Furness
- Constituency
- Penrith and Solway MP: Markus Campbell-Savours (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 24 April 1951
- Type
- Monument
- Address
- Plague Stone in Grounds of Greengarth Old People's Home, Bridge Lane, Penrith
- OS grid reference
- NY 519 295
- Coordinates
- 54.65886, -2.74615
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Plague Stone is located in the grounds of Greengarth Old People's Home. It is possibly an old cross base that was placed near Eamont Bridge at the entrance to the town in 1598. This stone was historically used for the transfer of coin between town and country people. Currently, it serves as a sculptural feature. The stone is made of whinstone and measures 2 feet 6 inches by 2 feet by 1 foot 6 inches. It has stopped chamfers at the angles and a square recess on the top.
Local climate
Plague Stone in Grounds of Greengarth Old People's Home sits in one of the wettest parts of the UK, with an average of 1,180 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 90% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 81% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 58 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 97% of listed buildings. Of these, 35 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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