Little Abbey Gateway is a Grade II* listed building in the Cheshire West and Chester local planning authority area, England. First listed on 28 July 1955. A Medieval Gateway. 4 related planning applications.

Little Abbey Gateway

WRENN ID
idle-pediment-dawn
Grade
II*
Local Planning Authority
Cheshire West and Chester
Constituency
Chester North and Neston MP: Samantha Dixon (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
28 July 1955
Type
Gateway
Period
Medieval
Address
Little Abbey Gateway, Northgate Street and Row, CH1 2HT
OS grid reference
SJ 404 665
Coordinates
53.1928, -2.89251
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

Little Abbey Gateway is a gate arch and part of the precinct wall of the former Abbey of St Werburgh, which is now the Cathedral Church of Christ & the Blessed Virgin Mary. This structure dates back to the 14th century and is constructed from coursed red sandstone. The entry features a basket arch with an eroded chamfer on the street side, and on the inner face, there is a rebate that once held the gate, along with eroded slots that may have been used for hinges or bars. The gateway is included at a high grade due to its historic significance.

Local climate

Little Abbey Gateway receives an average of 890 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 66% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 78% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 31 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 62% of listed buildings. Of these, 14 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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