Forecourt Gate and Railings to Mitre House is a Grade II listed building in the Westmorland and Furness local planning authority area, England. First listed on 6 February 1968. Gate and railings.

Forecourt Gate and Railings to Mitre House

WRENN ID
buried-lantern-oak
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Westmorland and Furness
Constituency
Westmorland and Lonsdale MP: Tim Farron (LD)
Country
England
Date first listed
6 February 1968
Type
Gate and railings
Address
Forecourt Gate and Railings to Mitre House, Market Square, Kirkby Stephen, CA17 4QT
OS grid reference
NY 775 087
Coordinates
54.47325, -2.3483
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The forecourt gate and railings to Mitre House, located on the east side of Market Square in Kirkby Stephen, date from the first half of the 19th century. These cast-iron railings enclose the front garden of Mitre House and are highly decorative, featuring ornate balusters and scrolled infill. The design includes foliate decoration on the finials, standards, and scrolls, adding to the overall elegance of the structure.

Local climate

Forecourt Gate and Railings to Mitre House sits in one of the wettest parts of the UK, with an average of 1,190 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 62 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 98% of listed buildings. Of these, 39 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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