Former Gas Company Facade to North-West of Nos 9 and 11 Church Walk is a Grade II listed building in the Westmorland and Furness local planning authority area, England. First listed on 14 April 1969. Facade.

Former Gas Company Facade to North-West of Nos 9 and 11 Church Walk

WRENN ID
haunted-cobble-rush
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Westmorland and Furness
Constituency
Westmorland and Lonsdale MP: Tim Farron (LD)
Country
England
Date first listed
14 April 1969
Type
Facade
Address
Former Gas Company Facade to North-West of Nos 9 and 11 Church Walk, Kirkland, Kendal, LA9 5AG
OS grid reference
SD 516 921
Coordinates
54.32296, -2.74544
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The former Gas Company facade, originally part of the Kendal Gas Company Meter House, was removed from its original location at the Gas Works in Parkside Road and reconstructed in 1984 on the west side of the extension to the Museum of Lakeland Life and Industry. The facade is dated 1825 on the keystone and is attributed to Francis Webster. It features a pedimented portico made of tooled ashlar, with a semicircular-headed entrance flanked by engaged Tuscan columns and corner pilasters on plinths. The entablature displays the inscription "EX FUMO DARE LUCEM" carved on the fascia, while "KENDAL UNDERTAKING" is painted in red on the frieze.

Local climate

Former Gas Company Facade to North-West of Nos 9 and 11 Church Walk 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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