Gateway Approximately 50 Metres West of Dragons is a Grade II listed building in the Epping Forest local planning authority area, England. First listed on 27 February 1981. Gateway.

Gateway Approximately 50 Metres West of Dragons

WRENN ID
twisted-chancel-onyx
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Epping Forest
Constituency
Epping Forest MP: Dr Neil Hudson (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
27 February 1981
Type
Gateway
OS grid reference
TQ 415 961
Coordinates
51.64596, 0.04452
Source
Historic England listing

Also on this page: flood risk · radon risk · weather exposure · detailed attributes ↓

Description

This gateway, located approximately 50 metres west of Dragons, dates from the late 19th century and is made of wrought iron. It features decorative bolt-eyed scrolls and water leaf termini. A dragon is depicted walking along the top rail, with two additional dragons, seated, positioned on the head and har posts.

Local climate

Gateway Approximately 50 Metres West of Dragons sits in one of the driest parts of the UK, with an average of 680 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 99% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 99% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 30 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 65% of listed buildings. Of these, 13 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.

More on this building

Sign in or create a free account to unlock:

  • No EPC on record for this property
  • No sale records on file
  • No related consent applications matched
  • Detailed attributes — period, style, materials, features
  • Flood risk assessment
  • Radon risk assessment
  • Weather exposure and heating demand — rain and frost month by month and year by year, wind direction, solar and humidity
Create free account

Matched applications, energy data and sale records are assembled automatically and may contain errors. Flag incorrect data.

Similar buildings

The closest matches to this building from all 493,000 UK listed buildings, by architecture, period and materials.

Nearby listed buildings

  1. Dragons Grade II 66 m
  2. Wall and Gateway Extending West North West from Greengates Grade II 412 m
  3. Parish Church of St Mary the Virgin Grade II 714 m
  4. The Warren Grade II* 723 m
  5. Loughton London Regional Transport Underground Station with Associated Shops and Platforms Grade II 896 m
  6. 2, Traps Hill Grade II 983 m
  7. North Farmhouse Grade II 1.0 km
  8. 34 and 36, York Hill Grade II 1.1 km
  9. 19 and 21, Forest Way Grade II 1.1 km
  10. Bedford House Grade II 1.1 km