Picksharp House is a Grade II listed building in the North Yorkshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 11 February 1987. House.
Picksharp House
- WRENN ID
- winding-bracket-lark
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- North Yorkshire
- Constituency
- Thirsk and Malton MP: Kevin Hollinrake (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 11 February 1987
- Type
- House
- Address
- Picksharp House, Birdsall to Wharram Lane
- OS grid reference
- SE 837 647
- Coordinates
- 54.0718, -0.72178
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Picksharp House is a house built in the mid to late 18th century, with a 19th-century porch. It is constructed of brick in Flemish bond, featuring a plinth made of limestone rubble that has been brought to course, and has a French tile roof. The house has a central hallway entry, which is enhanced by the added porch and an outshut at the rear. It is two storeys high and has three bays. The gabled porch is flanked by tripartite sash windows with glazing bars. On the first floor, there is a sash window with glazing bars, flanked by two 20-pane sashes. The second floor features 15-pane unequal sashes. Keyed segmental stone arches are present throughout the building.
Local climate
Picksharp House receives an average of 760 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 67% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 75% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 39 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 75% of listed buildings. Of these, 22 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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