Bailey Gate is a Grade I listed building in the King0s Lynn and West Norfolk local planning authority area, England. First listed on 13 April 1987. A Medieval Gatehouse. 4 related planning applications.
Bailey Gate
- WRENN ID
- stony-footing-jet
- Grade
- I
- Local Planning Authority
- King0s Lynn and West Norfolk
- Constituency
- North West Norfolk MP: James Wild (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 13 April 1987
- Type
- Gatehouse
- Period
- Medieval
- Address
- Bailey Gate, Bailey Street, Castle Acre, King's Lynn and West Norfolk, PE32 2AG
- OS grid reference
- TF 817 151
- Coordinates
- 52.70353, 0.68827
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Bailey Gate, dating from the 13th century, is constructed of rubble flint with stone dressings. The gate is rectangular in plan and features both inner and outer arches, with two round towers to the north. The north arch is formed of unmoulded stone blocks; its jambs blend into the surrounding wall and it includes an interior rere-arch. On the south side, two unmoulded stone block arches are supported by quoined piers, incorporating an interior rere-arch. Grooves indicate the former presence of a portcullis, and although hinges remain, the original doors have been lost. This gate served as the north entrance to the 13th century western extension of the fortifications of Castle Acre Castle. It is designated as a Scheduled Ancient Monument, County Number 140.
Local climate
Bailey Gate sits in a drier-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 740 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 76% 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 28 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 69% of listed buildings. Of these, 15 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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- Full EPC report — heating system, energy costs, size, glazing, construction etc.
- Sale history — 17 transactions since 1998
- Related listed building consents — 4 applications
- 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
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