Barn Immediately to West of Thwaite Cottage is a Grade II listed building in the Westmorland and Furness local planning authority area, England. First listed on 31 January 1991. Barn. 4 related planning applications.
Barn Immediately to West of Thwaite Cottage
- WRENN ID
- high-spandrel-thunder
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Westmorland and Furness
- Constituency
- Westmorland and Lonsdale MP: Tim Farron (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 31 January 1991
- Type
- Barn
- Address
- Barn Immediately to West of Thwaite Cottage, B5320 (South Side), Tirril, Sockbridge and Tirril, CA10 2JE
- OS grid reference
- NY 502 266
- Coordinates
- 54.63252, -2.77164
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This is a barn located immediately to the west of Thwaite Cottage in Tirril, dating from the late 18th century or early 19th century. It is constructed of coursed rubble with ashlar dressings and features a slate roof. The north-east elevation has an elliptical-headed entrance with paired doors, one of which is halved, along with ventilation slots. The south-west elevation includes a continuous outshut with a later lean-to shed, while the north-west elevation has an entrance to the outshut. The barn is included for its group value.
Local climate
Barn Immediately to West of Thwaite Cottage sits in one of the wettest parts of the UK, with an average of 1,280 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 94% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 87% 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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- Full EPC report — heating system, energy costs, size, glazing, construction etc.
- No sale records on file
- Related listed building consents — 4 applications
- Detailed attributes — period, style, materials, features
- Flood risk assessment
- Radon risk assessment
- Weather exposure and heating demand — rain and frost month by month and year by year, wind direction, solar and humidity
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