Water Gate is a Grade II* listed building in the Norwich local planning authority area, England. First listed on 26 February 1954. Gate. 1 related planning application.
Water Gate
- WRENN ID
- late-threshold-moth
- Grade
- II*
- Local Planning Authority
- Norwich
- Constituency
- Norwich South MP: Clive Lewis (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 26 February 1954
- Type
- Gate
- Address
- Water Gate, the Close
- OS grid reference
- TG 238 087
- Coordinates
- 52.63039, 1.30704
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Water Gate is a Grade II* listed structure located in The Close. This water-gate dates back to the 15th century and has undergone alterations and renovations in the 19th and 20th centuries. It is constructed of flint with stone dressings and features a stone arch, along with a brick addition. The building stands two storeys high and has a wide central four-centre arch, with a pedestrian arch to the right. To the left of the arch, there is a turret. A central dormer-casement window from the 20th century is also present. The site is scheduled as an ancient monument.
Local climate
Water Gate sits in a drier-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 710 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 88% 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 24 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 75% 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.
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- No EPC on record for this property
- No sale records on file
- Related listed building consents — 1 application
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- 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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