Former Grammar School is a Grade II listed building in the Westmorland and Furness local planning authority area, England. First listed on 9 February 1983. Library.

Former Grammar School

WRENN ID
upper-lintel-plum
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
Library
Address
Former Grammar School, St Andrew's Churchyard, Penrith, CA11 7YA
OS grid reference
NY 516 301
Coordinates
54.66444, -2.75151
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The former Grammar School, now Penrith Library, was rebuilt in 1857. It is constructed of red sandstone and features a stone roof with a square timber belfry set diagonally, which has Gothic openings and a broach spirelet. The building is single-storey with five windows that have pointed arched heads, each containing three lights with stone mullions and transoms. There is a segmental arched doorway adorned with an old inscription on scrolls, and the building has end stone chimneys. It is included in the listing for its group value.

Local climate

Former Grammar 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 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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