Gruskham is a Grade II listed building in the North Yorkshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 24 June 1988. House. 5 related planning applications.
Gruskham
- WRENN ID
- first-wattle-woodpecker
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- North Yorkshire
- Constituency
- Skipton and Ripon MP: Sir Julian Smith (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 24 June 1988
- Type
- House
- Address
- Gruskham, Mewith, Bentham, Lancaster, LA2 7AX
- OS grid reference
- SD 682 669
- Coordinates
- 54.09726, -2.48706
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Gruskham is an early to mid-18th century farmhouse, with earlier origins dating to the 17th century, and 20th-century alterations. It is constructed of slobbered coursed rubble, with a stone slate roof. The front elevation was significantly altered in the 20th century. The rear has two storeys and two bays. The left-hand bay features three-light chamfered mullioned windows on each floor, with dripstones above. The right-hand bay has two former two-light chamfered windows to both floors, though the mullions have been removed and replaced with 20th-century casements. A dripstone above the ground floor window extends to the left. Gable end ridge stacks are visible.
Inside, an early to mid-18th century fireplace has a moulded surround and a moulded cornice above a heavy lintel. A panel door leads to the staircase. An upper floor bedroom retains a plank door with HL hinges. To the right of the house, a former barn has a tie beam inscribed ‘C/ES/1743.’
Local climate
Gruskham sits in one of the wettest parts of the UK, with an average of 1,320 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 95% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 95% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 48 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 90% of listed buildings. Of these, 27 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 — 1 transaction since 2019
- Related listed building consents — 5 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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