Weir and Cascade at Outlet from the Lake with Flanking Wall and Ford is a Grade II listed building in the North Yorkshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 11 June 1986. Weir and cascade. 1 related planning application.
Weir and Cascade at Outlet from the Lake with Flanking Wall and Ford
- WRENN ID
- deep-bailey-holly
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- North Yorkshire
- Constituency
- Skipton and Ripon MP: Sir Julian Smith (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 11 June 1986
- Type
- Weir and cascade
- Address
- Weir and Cascade at Outlet from the Lake with Flanking Wall and Ford, Lindrick with Studley Royal and Fountains, HG4 3DY
- OS grid reference
- SE 281 692
- Coordinates
- 54.11856, -1.57038
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The weir and cascade at the outlet from the lake, with flanking walls and a ford, were built around 1720 by mason John Simpson for John Aislabie. Constructed from gritstone, the ford features stone setts, while the weir and flanking walls are made of large blocks. The ford is approximately 3 metres wide, and the weir stands about 3 metres high. The flanking walls include segmental-arched sluice outlets. The River Skell flows from the lake over the ford and descends into its natural bed, continuing on a winding path through the valley known as Seven Bridge Walk. The lake is largely man-made, and the weir marks the northern boundary of Aislabie's designed garden. Below the weir, the landscape's natural features take precedence. The ford once supported a carriage drive that encircled the lake and extended down the stream through Mackershaw Wood. At that time, it was not possible to cross the River Skell on foot between the Rustic Bridge and Seven Bridges Walk.
Local climate
Weir and Cascade at Outlet from the Lake with Flanking Wall and Ford receives an average of 860 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 62% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 59% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 46 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 87% of listed buildings. Of these, 25 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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- No EPC on record for this property
- No sale records on file
- Related listed building consents — 1 application
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Similar buildings
The closest matches to this building from all 493,000 UK listed buildings, by architecture, period and materials.
- 1 Ford Over River Skell Approximately 150 Metres South-East of the Outlet from the Lake
- 2 Weir at North End of the Canal, with Piers, Fishing Pavilions and Balustrade
- 3 Rustic Bridge Over River Skell Approximately 300 Metres South-East of Outlet from the Lake, with Ford and Weir Approximately 2 Metres to West
- 4 Weir on River Skell Approximately 10 Metres East of the Infirmary at Fountains Abbey
- 5 Weir on River Skell Approximately 120 Metres West of the Reservoir
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