Iron gates in garden at rear of Skeffington House, Newarke Houses Museum is a Grade II* listed building in the Leicester local planning authority area, England. First listed on 14 March 1975. Gates.

Iron gates in garden at rear of Skeffington House, Newarke Houses Museum

WRENN ID
vast-garret-swallow
Grade
II*
Local Planning Authority
Leicester
Constituency
Leicester South MP: Shockat Adam (Ind)
Country
England
Date first listed
14 March 1975
Type
Gates
Address
Iron gates in garden at rear of Skeffington House, Newarke Houses Museum, the Newarke, City of Leicester, LE2 7BY
OS grid reference
SK 583 041
Coordinates
52.63207, -1.13935
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The iron gates located in the garden at the rear of Skeffington House, which is part of the Newarke Houses Museum, are fine examples of early 18th century wrought ironwork. Originally from Quenby Hall in Leicestershire, these gates were later used as entrance gates at Leicester Royal Infirmary. They feature an overthrow and large square wrought iron piers topped with ornate finials. The gates, along with Skeffington House, Chantry House, and Newarke Wall, contribute to a group of listed buildings in the area.

Local climate

Iron gates in garden at rear of Skeffington House, Newarke Houses Museum 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 71% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 36 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 63% of listed buildings. Of these, 18 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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