Entrance Gates and Railings to the Wilderness 150 Metres West of Belton House is a Grade II* listed building in the South Kesteven local planning authority area, England. Gates and railings.

Entrance Gates and Railings to the Wilderness 150 Metres West of Belton House

WRENN ID
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Grade
II*
Local Planning Authority
South Kesteven
Constituency
Grantham and Bourne MP: Gareth Davies (Con)
Country
England
Type
Gates and railings
OS grid reference
SK 928 393
Coordinates
52.94351, -0.62022
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The entrance gates and railings to The Wilderness, located 150 meters west of Belton House, date from the early 18th century, were resited in the mid-18th century, and extended in the 19th century. The structure has an L-plan design. It features a wrought-iron gate with side screens and an overthrow adorned with a crest, flanked by three bays of railing that include ornamental panels, all set on a stone plinth.

Beyond the gate, there are square ashlar piers with plinths, blind-arcaded tops, and moulded cornices, each topped with urns. To the north, along Belton House Drive, there is a 19th-century cast-iron spearhead railing with a stone plinth and square piers, approximately 150 meters long. To the southeast, there is a similar railing, about 100 meters long, which includes an off-centre double gateway and square ashlar piers. At the eastern end, there is a smaller gate. The main gateway was previously located at Hough Hall.

Local climate

Entrance Gates and Railings to the Wilderness 150 Metres West of Belton House 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 36 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 65% 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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