Former British School is a Grade II listed building in the Westmorland and Furness local planning authority area, England. First listed on 21 March 1985. A Mid 19th century School. 2 related planning applications.
Former British School
- WRENN ID
- worn-grate-evening
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Westmorland and Furness
- Constituency
- Westmorland and Lonsdale MP: Tim Farron (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 21 March 1985
- Type
- School
- Period
- Mid 19th century
- Address
- Former British School, 15, Chapel Street, Appleby-In-Westmorland, CA16 6QR
- OS grid reference
- NY 682 204
- Coordinates
- 54.57849, -2.49302
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The property comprises two buildings dating from the mid-19th century in Appleby-in-Westmorland. No. 15 is a two-storey schoolhouse, likely constructed around 1849, originally with roughcast rendering over stone, stone quoins, and a slate roof. It has a gable end facing the road and features two 16-paned sash windows on each floor, with a door located on the left-hand return side. The former British School building itself—founded in 1808—is a single-storey structure, now used as a builders’ merchant. It has an inscribed stone indicating "British School 1849" and a round-arched doorway, along with a pair of windows in a Gothic style.
Local climate
Former British School 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 82% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 57 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 96% 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.
- Sale history — 3 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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