War Memorial Gateway to Astley Park is a Grade II listed building in the Chorley local planning authority area, England. First listed on 21 February 1984. Gateway arch. 2 related planning applications.
War Memorial Gateway to Astley Park
- WRENN ID
- ghost-landing-rush
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Chorley
- Constituency
- Chorley MP: Sir Lindsay Hoyle (Spk)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 21 February 1984
- Type
- Gateway arch
- Address
- War Memorial Gateway to Astley Park, Park Road
- OS grid reference
- SD 582 178
- Coordinates
- 53.65526, -2.63369
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The War Memorial Gateway to Astley Park is a gateway arch, likely built in the mid-19th century, that was originally located at Gillibrand Hall and was moved to its current position around 1920 to serve as a war memorial. It is constructed from sandstone and features a semicircular arch with large rusticated voussoirs and a prominent keystone. The structure includes an entablature, a moulded cornice, a parapet, and piers that have tapered pilasters adorned with three intricately vermiculated bands. The frieze is inscribed with the words "PRO PATRIA 1914-1918".
Local climate
War Memorial Gateway to Astley Park sits in one of the wettest parts of the UK, with an average of 1,200 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 91% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 87% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 38 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 73% 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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- No EPC on record for this property
- No sale records on file
- Related listed building consents — 2 applications
- Detailed attributes — period, style, materials, features
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- Weather exposure and heating demand — rain and frost month by month and year by year, wind direction, solar and humidity
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