Swanswell Gate and City Wall to North of Swanswell Gate is a Grade I listed building in the Coventry local planning authority area, England. First listed on 5 February 1955. A Medieval Gate. 2 related planning applications.

Swanswell Gate and City Wall to North of Swanswell Gate

WRENN ID
twelfth-dormer-myrtle
Grade
I
Local Planning Authority
Coventry
Constituency
Coventry South MP: Zarah Sultana (YP)
Country
England
Date first listed
5 February 1955
Type
Gate
Period
Medieval
Address
Swanswell Gate and City Wall to North of Swanswell Gate, Hales Street, CV1 1JA
OS grid reference
SP 335 793
Coordinates
52.41085, -1.50792
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

Swanswell Gate and the City Wall to the north of Swanswell Gate date from around 1395 and are the better preserved of the two remaining city gates, originally part of a total of twelve. The structure is made of sandstone and features embattlements. The passageway is currently blocked, as the gatehouse has been converted into a dwelling. It retains its original pointed arch, which includes a late 16th-century doorway with a square chamfered band. There are also two restored late 16th-century two-light mullions, each with trefoil heads on the front side, and a gargoyle is present.

To the north, there are substantial remains of a late 14th-century city wall. The entire site is situated within modern pleasure grounds known as Lady Herbert's Garden. Swanswell Gate forms a group with the City Gate on Cook Street.

Local climate

Swanswell Gate and City Wall to North of Swanswell Gate 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 70% 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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