Gates to Redworth Hall is a Grade II listed building in the Darlington local planning authority area, England. First listed on 18 December 2007. Gate.

Gates to Redworth Hall

WRENN ID
eastward-ashlar-wagtail
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Darlington
Constituency
Darlington MP: Lola McEvoy (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
18 December 2007
Type
Gate
Address
Gates to Redworth Hall, Highside Road, Heighington
OS grid reference
NZ 231 228
Coordinates
54.59991, -1.64316
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

These are early 19th century gate piers and gates marking the entrance to Redworth Hall, originally for Robert Surtees. They were later relocated during the interwar period when a new entrance was created.

The gates are composed of four tall, rusticated round piers built of sandstone rubble. Each pier features stepped copings and a ball finial. The two main gate piers have inset round medallions displaying the Surtees family crest. The entrance is flanked by original ornamental double wrought iron gates, with single, narrower gates on either side. The main gates incorporate the letters "V" and "S" within their wrought ironwork, likely representing the Surtees family.

Redworth Hall, which is separately listed, dates back to the early 17th century and has been owned by the Surtees family for generations. Robert Surtees, a relative of the historian Robert Surtees of Mainsforth, lived at the hall in the early 19th century, and the gate piers and gates are believed to have been erected around 1811, possibly as a wedding gift to his wife, Elizabeth. Originally, the primary entrance to the estate was located to the east, accessed via a curving driveway. A new, longer driveway was created to the west between 1923 and 1939, with its entrance on Park House Lane, and these gates mark the entrance to that later driveway. The Hall currently operates as a hotel, and both former entrances have been discontinued, with a new hotel entrance created to the north.

The piers are tall columns of rustic sandstone rubble, with stepped copings and ball finials. The ornamental wrought iron gates incorporate a circular motif bearing the letters “V” and “S.” Modern stone walls are located on either side of the gates.

Local climate

Gates to Redworth Hall receives an average of 800 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 53% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 88% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 42 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 81% of listed buildings. Of these, 24 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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