Vesper Gate at Kirkstall Abbey is a Grade II listed building in the Leeds local planning authority area, England. Gateway. 1 related planning application.

Vesper Gate at Kirkstall Abbey

WRENN ID
mired-tin-magpie
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Leeds
Constituency
Leeds Central and Headingley MP: Alex Sobel (Lab)
Country
England
Type
Gateway
Address
Vesper Gate at Kirkstall Abbey, Vesper Lane, LS5 3NR
OS grid reference
SE 257 364
Coordinates
53.82384, -1.61024
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

Vesper Gate at Kirkstall Abbey is a historic structure located on Vesper Lane in Leeds. It features a wall with gateway or door jambstones made from medieval or 17th century gritstone blocks. The upper part of the gate has been rebuilt, while the lower stones show weathering and consist of nine courses in height. The lower four jambstones have their corners cut away and display the remains of a socket, with iron fittings found in the third stone from the bottom. The upper five jambstones are cut back to accommodate a door rebate, and the chamfer is straight cut in the style typical of the 17th century.

Local climate

Vesper Gate at Kirkstall Abbey receives an average of 870 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 62% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 56% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 41 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 79% of listed buildings. Of these, 22 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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