Retaining Wall and Footbridge in Front of Catterlen Hall is a Grade II listed building in the Westmorland and Furness local planning authority area, England. First listed on 24 October 1986. Retaining wall, footbridge.

Retaining Wall and Footbridge in Front of Catterlen Hall

WRENN ID
western-keystone-juniper
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Westmorland and Furness
Constituency
Penrith and Solway MP: Markus Campbell-Savours (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
24 October 1986
Type
Retaining wall, footbridge
OS grid reference
NY 478 320
Coordinates
54.68111, -2.8106
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The retaining wall and footbridge in front of Catterlen Hall date from the early 19th century. They are constructed from red sandstone rubble. The high wall is built on a slope to support the garden terrace in front of Catterlen Hall. It features a central pointed-arched footbridge with solid parapets, which provides access from the hall to the farm buildings across the road. This structure is listed for its group value with Catterlen Hall.

Local climate

Retaining Wall and Footbridge in Front of Catterlen Hall sits in one of the wettest parts of the UK, with an average of 1,200 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 84% 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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