Gates and Gatepiers North West of War Memorial Onto University Road is a Grade II* listed building in the Leicester local planning authority area, England. First listed on 14 March 1975. Gate.
Gates and Gatepiers North West of War Memorial Onto University Road
- WRENN ID
- grey-entrance-tarn
- Grade
- II*
- Local Planning Authority
- Leicester
- Constituency
- Leicester South MP: Shockat Adam (Ind)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 14 March 1975
- Type
- Gate
- Address
- Gates and Gatepiers North West of War Memorial Onto University Road, City of Leicester
- OS grid reference
- SK 594 033
- Coordinates
- 52.62424, -1.12386
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The gates and gate piers located northwest of the War Memorial onto University Road were designed by the architect Sir Edwin Lutyens in 1923. They are constructed from Portland stone and consist of six identical piers featuring banded Tuscan pilasters that support an entablature with a wide cornice and tall urns. The central area includes large iron gates with an ornate overthrow that incorporates a coat of arms, along with flanking pedestrian gates.
Local climate
Gates and Gatepiers North West of War Memorial Onto University Road 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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