High Bank Side Farmhouse and Outbuilding is a Grade II listed building in the Westmorland and Furness local planning authority area, England. First listed on 25 March 1970. Farmhouse.

High Bank Side Farmhouse and Outbuilding

WRENN ID
sunken-slate-wagtail
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Westmorland and Furness
Constituency
Westmorland and Lonsdale MP: Tim Farron (LD)
Country
England
Date first listed
25 March 1970
Type
Farmhouse
Address
High Bank Side Farmhouse and Outbuilding, Lower Allithwaite
OS grid reference
SD 367 779
Coordinates
54.19354, -2.97111
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

High Bank Side is a mid-17th century farmhouse constructed of roughcast stone with a slate roof. The east elevation features two storeys and three bays, with single-chamfered-mullioned windows. The ground floor has windows arranged in a pattern of 2:5:2 lights, while the first floor has three-light windows, some of which have dripstones above them. The central entrance includes a glazed door, and there are gable-end stacks.

At the rear, there is a gabled wing built into the slope of the ground, which has a projecting gable-end stack with set-offs and steps leading up to a first-floor entrance. The south side of the rear features two-light windows, including one that has been inserted at an angle, as well as a three-light window on the ground floor. The wing has a three-light window and a single light on the south side. The north side of the rear and the north side of the wing contain casement windows. There is also a small outbuilding to the north. Although the interior has not been inspected, it is reported to have a date on the first-floor door.

Local climate

High Bank Side Farmhouse and Outbuilding sits in one of the wettest parts of the UK, with an average of 1,590 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 99% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 99% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 24 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 75% of listed buildings. Of these, 10 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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