West Lodge and Gates is a Grade II listed building in the North Kesteven local planning authority area, England. First listed on 22 December 1983. Gate lodge.

West Lodge and Gates

WRENN ID
rooted-lead-evening
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
North Kesteven
Constituency
Sleaford and North Hykeham MP: Dr Caroline Johnson (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
22 December 1983
Type
Gate lodge
Address
West Lodge and Gates, Church Lane, Harmston
OS grid reference
SK 968 622
Coordinates
53.14902, -0.55294
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

West Lodge and Gates is a gate lodge built in the late 19th century. It is constructed from rough cut stone with ashlar dressings and features a two-storey design topped with a slate ridge roof and a single tall chimney on the north gable. The building is characterized by a prominent two-storey, off-centre circular turret that has a conical slate roof.

On the ground floor of the turret, there are two sash windows with ashlar sills and lintels, while the upper section displays a chequered pattern made of alternating blocks of rough cut and ashlar stone. Above this, four casement windows are grouped together, each with upper leaded lights. The turret is topped with a wooden bracketed eaves cornice that extends over three half-former windows of the same style to the north. Below the turret, there is a tripartite window with a segment-headed design and rough cut voussoirs, featuring casement windows similar to those above.

The doorway on the south side has a bracketed canopy above it and a simple door with three glazed panels. The lodge is complemented by elaborate gates and gatepiers, along with plain railings to the south.

Local climate

West Lodge and Gates 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 81% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 88% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 35 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 59% 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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