Entrance Gates and Piers to Churchyard of St Helen's Parish Church is a Grade II listed building in the North West Leicestershire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 26 May 1970. Entrance gates. 1 related planning application.
Entrance Gates and Piers to Churchyard of St Helen's Parish Church
- WRENN ID
- lapsed-gravel-evening
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- North West Leicestershire
- Constituency
- North West Leicestershire MP: Amanda Hack (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 26 May 1970
- Type
- Entrance gates
- Address
- Entrance Gates and Piers to Churchyard of St Helen's Parish Church, Lower Church Street, Ashby De La Zouch, LE65 1AB
- OS grid reference
- SK 360 167
- Coordinates
- 52.74741, -1.46759
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
These 18th-century entrance gates and piers provide access to the churchyard of St Helen’s Parish Church. The piers are constructed from rusticated ashlar and are topped with decorative skulls and crossbones, as well as iron lampholders. Double iron gates are present, along with the remnants of an overthrow. Flanking pedestrian gateways are set into the piers and feature round arches supported by plain piers.
Local climate
Entrance Gates and Piers to Churchyard of St Helen's Parish Church receives an average of 750 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 71% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 70% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 38 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 71% 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.
- Sale history — 2 transactions since 1998
- Related listed building consents — 1 application
- 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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