Walls and gatepiers to Sykefield is a Grade II listed building in the Leicester local planning authority area, England. First listed on 16 October 1991. Gatepiers, wall.

Walls and gatepiers to Sykefield

WRENN ID
outer-hearth-peregrine
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Leicester
Constituency
Leicester West MP: Liz Kendall (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
16 October 1991
Type
Gatepiers, wall
Address
Walls and gatepiers to Sykefield, Westcotes Drive, City of Leicester
OS grid reference
SK 571 038
Coordinates
52.62968, -1.15775
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The walls and gatepiers to Sykefield were built around 1880 and designed by Ewan Christian. They are constructed of red brick with ashlar dressings. The entrance features a pair of off-center gatepiers that are square in shape, with chamfered plinths and pyramidal ashlar caps topped with ball finials. To the left, there is a low wall with three short dividing piers that also have pyramidal tops, leading to a pair of square gate piers with wooden gates. To the right, a long wall is divided by six square piers with pyramidal caps. The road slopes downwards, causing the wall to rise on the right side. Between the piers, there are brick panels with partially open sections above.

Local climate

Walls and gatepiers to Sykefield receives an average of 740 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 73% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 69% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 36 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 61% of listed buildings. Of these, 17 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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