Park Gate House is a Grade II listed building in the Shropshire local planning authority area, England. Cottage.

Park Gate House

WRENN ID
unlit-groin-elder
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Shropshire
Constituency
North Shropshire MP: Helen Morgan (LD)
Country
England
Type
Cottage
Address
Park Gate House, Wem Rural
OS grid reference
SJ 514 323
Coordinates
52.88678, -2.72225
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

Park Gate House is a cottage dating from the 17th century, with later additions and alterations. It features roughcast that conceals a timber frame on a rendered plinth and has a slate roof. The building is one storey with an attic and consists of two framed bays. On the ground floor, there are two mid-20th century casements, with contemporary flat-roofed dormers directly above them in the slope of the roof. The position of a former doorway and gabled porch can be seen in the center of the facade. Internal red brick end stacks are present, along with exposed single-purlin ends on both the left and right sides. The entrance is now through a 20th-century panelled door located at the left gable end. Although the interior has not been inspected, it is noted to have timber framed square panels on the left gable end and on internal cross-walls, including one that runs along the axis of the house. The interior also features chamfered spine beams and joists, as well as rebuilt inglenook fireplaces. A late 19th century or 20th century roughcast lean-to on the left gable end is not considered to have special architectural interest.

Local climate

Park Gate House receives an average of 770 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 64% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 95% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 41 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 79% of listed buildings. Of these, 21 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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