Gates to Dorrington House is a Grade II listed building in the North Kesteven local planning authority area, England. First listed on 7 December 1987. Gate.
Gates to Dorrington House
- WRENN ID
- sleeping-belfry-sedge
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- North Kesteven
- Constituency
- Sleaford and North Hykeham MP: Dr Caroline Johnson (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 7 December 1987
- Type
- Gate
- Address
- Gates to Dorrington House, Main Street, LN4 3PX
- OS grid reference
- TF 077 529
- Coordinates
- 53.06256, -0.39317
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The gates to Dorrington House consist of a pair of gate piers and gates, dating from the late 17th century and the 20th century. They are made of limestone ashlar set on brick bases. The gate piers are square with chamfered bases and feature moulded, projecting square caps. These caps have shallow ogee bases that support large ball finials. The gates themselves are wooden and ramped, dating from the 20th century.
Local climate
Gates to Dorrington House sits in a drier-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 730 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 77% 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 34 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 52% of listed buildings. Of these, 16 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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