Gates to West Park is a Grade II listed building in the Erewash local planning authority area, England. First listed on 17 November 1986. Gates.
Gates to West Park
- WRENN ID
- calm-attic-frost
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Erewash
- Constituency
- Erewash MP: Adam Thompson (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 17 November 1986
- Type
- Gates
- Address
- Gates to West Park, Wilsthorpe Road
- OS grid reference
- SK 477 334
- Coordinates
- 52.89606, -1.29222
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Gates to West Park are gatepiers and gates dating from the early 18th century, likely designed by Robert Bakewell, with early 19th-century gatepiers. They were relocated to West Park in the early 20th century. The structure is made of ashlar, wrought iron, and timber.
At the center, there are a pair of tall square ashlar piers featuring moulded bases, raised and fielded panelled sides, and a full entablature with a fluted frieze, central paterae, and a moulded cornice. On either side, there are lower plain piers with moulded bases and cornices. The side entrances have four-panelled timber doors, with the top two panels of each door filled with bobbin balusters.
The central gates are made of wrought iron and have a segmental head. They feature an arrow head dograil with an additional rail above, adorned with fleur-de-lys finials. The standards and top rail are designed with openwork, incorporating linking squares and scrolls. An elaborate overthrow showcases bifurcated scrollwork and a central onion-shaped panel with the initials 'RB' in a circle, topped with a swan finial.
Historically, these gates were purchased from Aston Hall in Aston on Trent, Derbyshire, and were erected at West Park in 1928.
Local climate
Gates to West Park sits in a drier-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 720 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 82% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 83% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 37 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 66% 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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