3-5, Middlegate is a Grade II listed building in the Westmorland and Furness local planning authority area, England. First listed on 9 February 1983. A Early Modern Shop. 1 related planning application.

3-5, Middlegate

WRENN ID
fading-shingle-heath
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Westmorland and Furness
Constituency
Penrith and Solway MP: Markus Campbell-Savours (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
9 February 1983
Type
Shop
Period
Early Modern
Address
3-5, Middlegate, Penrith
OS grid reference
NY 515 302
Coordinates
54.66469, -2.75339
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

Nos 3 to 5 on Middlegate are 18th-century buildings made of painted stone and stand three storeys tall. They feature various modern shop fronts and have a narrow entry leading to a yard. No 3 has three 12-paned sash windows on each upper floor, while No 4 has one sash window at the front and one on the right-hand return side. No 5 also has three 12-paned sash windows. Additionally, No 5A is a rear wing.

Local climate

3-5, Middlegate 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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