Mounting Block is a Grade II listed building in the North Yorkshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 14 December 2009. Mounting block.

Mounting Block

WRENN ID
floating-stone-claret
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
North Yorkshire
Constituency
Wetherby and Easingwold MP: Sir Alec Shelbrooke (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
14 December 2009
Type
Mounting block
Address
Mounting Block, Church Lane, Spofforth with Stockeld
OS grid reference
SE 364 511
Coordinates
53.95478, -1.44659
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The mounting block, likely from the 18th century or early 19th century, is made from a single piece of dressed sandstone and features two steps, with a possible third step hidden by the surrounding raised ground. It has a simple design and shows significant weathering.

It is located on the road verge next to a blocked gateway leading to a triangular piece of land that appears on the 1851 Ordnance Survey map. This land is now part of the garden of the current Rectory. Directly across the lane is a blocked carriage entrance to the Old Rectory.

There is speculation that the mounting block was linked to a house that once stood on the triangular parcel of land, which was likely demolished before the 1851 map was created, possibly to enhance the view from the former carriage entrance to the Old Rectory.

The mounting block is designated at grade II because, despite its simplicity, it is a good example of a once-common piece of street furniture that reflects the historical significance of horse transport. It is believed to date from before 1840 and remains in its original location.

Local climate

Mounting Block receives an average of 760 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 66% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 86% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 40 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 77% of listed buildings. Of these, 20 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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