Gatehouse to Shenton Hall is a Grade II* listed building in the Hinckley and Bosworth local planning authority area, England. First listed on 7 November 1966. Gatehouse. 3 related planning applications.
Gatehouse to Shenton Hall
- WRENN ID
- keen-parapet-nettle
- Grade
- II*
- Local Planning Authority
- Hinckley and Bosworth
- Constituency
- Hinckley and Bosworth MP: Dr Luke Evans (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 7 November 1966
- Type
- Gatehouse
- Address
- Gatehouse to Shenton Hall, Main Street, Dadlington & Sutton Cheney
- OS grid reference
- SK 387 003
- Coordinates
- 52.59943, -1.42981
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The gatehouse to Shenton Hall was built in 1629 and is constructed of brick with stone dressings and a plain tiled roof. It features gables on each elevation. The ground floor has a segmental archway, and above it, there is a four-light ovolo moulded mullioned window. In the attic gable, there are two lights, all fitted with leaded panes. An inscribed stone above the doorway reads "W.W. 1629". The building also has a stone string course and angle quoins, along with a stack on the western gable.
Local climate
Gatehouse to Shenton Hall receives an average of 750 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 72% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 67% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 38 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 72% 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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- Full EPC report — heating system, energy costs, size, glazing, construction etc.
- No sale records on file
- Related listed building consents — 3 applications
- Detailed attributes — period, style, materials, features
- Flood risk assessment
- Radon risk assessment
- Weather exposure and heating demand — rain and frost month by month and year by year, wind direction, solar and humidity
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