Cockell House is a Grade II* listed building in the Westmorland and Furness local planning authority area, England. First listed on 24 April 1951. House. 2 related planning applications.
Cockell House
- WRENN ID
- sharp-rotunda-pigeon
- 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
- House
- Address
- Cockell House, Drover Lane, Penrith, CA11 9HF
- OS grid reference
- NY 511 307
- Coordinates
- 54.66967, -2.75871
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Cockell House dates to circa 1660, with additions made in the mid-18th century. The house is constructed of stuccoed stone, and is two storeys in height. The entrance is distinguished by two Doric columns, a three-quarter height, supporting a block entablature and an open pediment, above a semi-circular headed fanlight and a six-panelled door. Two sash windows are located on the ground floor, and three above. The return side to the right has two sixteen-pane sash windows on each floor, and a staircase window featuring stone mullions and transoms. The interior is noteworthy for its 17th-century staircase, doors, and stone fireplaces. The house was tenanted around 1820 by John McAdam, the road surveyor.
Local climate
Cockell House 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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- Full EPC report — heating system, energy costs, size, glazing, construction etc.
- Sale history — 4 transactions since 1997
- Related listed building consents — 2 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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