North Gatepier of Pair Adjacent to Lion Lodge is a Grade II* listed building in the Central Bedfordshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 23 January 1961. A Georgian Gatepier.
North Gatepier of Pair Adjacent to Lion Lodge
- WRENN ID
- bitter-rood-thyme
- Grade
- II*
- Local Planning Authority
- Central Bedfordshire
- Constituency
- Mid Bedfordshire MP: Blake Stephenson (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 23 January 1961
- Type
- Gatepier
- Period
- Georgian
- OS grid reference
- SP 951 332
- Coordinates
- 51.98999, -0.61529
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The North Gatepier, which is part of a pair adjacent to Lion Lodge, is a Grade II* listed structure located in Woburn Park. This gatepier is approximately 10 meters north of its counterpart. The lower section is believed to date from the mid-18th century, while the upper part is from the late 18th century. It is made of ashlar stone and stands about 3 meters tall. The substantial rectangular pier features vermiculated rustication on the lower two-thirds. The upper third consists of an entablature, which includes a Greek key band on the architrave, carved swags on the west and east sides of the frieze, and paterae on the north and south sides of the frieze, topped with a moulded cornice. At the top, there is a Coade stone statue of a recumbent lion, which faces south towards the road and the other gatepier.
Local climate
North Gatepier of Pair Adjacent to Lion Lodge 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 84% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 84% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 33 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 54% 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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