Watergate Near to Iron Bridge on Island at Walton Hall is a Grade II listed building in the Wakefield local planning authority area, England. First listed on 22 November 1966. A Medieval Water gate.

Watergate Near to Iron Bridge on Island at Walton Hall

WRENN ID
crumbling-doorway-vermeil
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Wakefield
Constituency
Normanton and Hemsworth MP: Jon Trickett (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
22 November 1966
Type
Water gate
Period
Medieval
OS grid reference
SE 364 163
Coordinates
53.642, -1.45076
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

Watergate near the Iron Bridge on the island at Walton Hall is a structure believed to be medieval in origin. It is constructed from roughly-dressed, well-coursed masonry that is largely covered in ivy. The gate features a central segmental archway with an inner recess for doors, leading to a flight of seven stone steps. There are flanking central turrets, one of which is said to be the site where Oliver Cromwell fired the first swivel-cannon gun in England. The entire structure is topped with a large carved wooden crucifix. This site is also designated as a Scheduled Ancient Monument.

Local climate

Watergate Near to Iron Bridge on Island at Walton Hall receives an average of 860 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 60% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 39 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 75% of listed buildings. Of these, 21 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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