Triumphal Arch is a Grade II* listed building in the Leeds local planning authority area, England. First listed on 10 August 1983. A Georgian Monument. 1 related planning application.

Triumphal Arch

WRENN ID
winding-footing-scarlet
Grade
II*
Local Planning Authority
Leeds
Constituency
Wetherby and Easingwold MP: Sir Alec Shelbrooke (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
10 August 1983
Type
Monument
Period
Georgian
Address
Triumphal Arch, Parlington, LS25 3EG
OS grid reference
SE 421 365
Coordinates
53.82355, -1.36071
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The Triumphal Arch, dated 1783, is located in Parlington Park and was designed by Thomas Leverton, likely for Thomas Gascoigne of Parlington Hall. This limestone structure is a free-standing wall with three bays. The main feature is a large round-headed archway, with imposts that extend across the flanking bays, forming a string course that is interrupted by giant pilasters. Each side bay contains a smaller round-headed arch, which has a moulded extrados, keystone, and imposts, all set within a square-headed recess. Above these arches is a blind oval panel. The entablature features a moulded cornice and a finely lettered frieze that reads: "LIBERTY IN N AMERICA TRIUMPHANT MDCCLXXXIII." The parapet is adorned with pilasters that continue the design. The opposite side of the arch is identical to the front.

Local climate

Triumphal Arch receives an average of 770 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 63% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 95% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 39 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 74% of listed buildings. Of these, 19 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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