Gateway to St Gregory's College (Now Modern Workhouse), West Side of Churchyard is a Grade II listed building in the Babergh local planning authority area, England. First listed on 26 October 1971. Gateway.
Gateway to St Gregory's College (Now Modern Workhouse), West Side of Churchyard
- WRENN ID
- small-hall-birch
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Babergh
- Constituency
- South Suffolk MP: James Cartlidge (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 26 October 1971
- Type
- Gateway
- Address
- Gateway to St Gregory's College (Now Modern Workhouse), West Side of Churchyard, Sudbury
- OS grid reference
- TL 870 414
- Coordinates
- 52.04003, 0.72563
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The gateway to St Gregory's College, built in 1692 and now part of a modern workhouse, is located on the west side of the churchyard. This later Perpendicular style structure is made of red brick and features an embattled head, a straight arch, and carved spandrels. Above the archway is an escutcheon displaying the Arms of Archbishop Simon of Sudbury. Much of the gateway has been rebuilt or restored. The college itself was founded in 1374, and in the early 18th century, it was sold to the court of Guardians for use as a workhouse. By 1836, the last remnants of the old building were demolished.
Local climate
Gateway to St Gregory's College (Now Modern Workhouse), West Side of Churchyard sits in one of the driest parts of the UK, with an average of 690 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 98% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 72% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 28 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 70% of listed buildings. Of these, 14 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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