Old Golden Gates railings and gates is a Grade II listed building in the Windsor and Maidenhead local planning authority area, England. First listed on 3 March 1972. Gates and railings.
Old Golden Gates railings and gates
- WRENN ID
- hushed-chimney-primrose
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Windsor and Maidenhead
- Constituency
- Windsor MP: Jack Rankin (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 3 March 1972
- Type
- Gates and railings
- Address
- Old Golden Gates railings and gates, Cheapside Road, Cheapside, Sunninghill and Ascot, SL5 7DR
- OS grid reference
- SU 934 691
- Coordinates
- 51.41327, -0.65703
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Old Golden Gates railings and gates are ornamental features from the late 19th century, located on the west side of Cheapside Road in Sunninghill. Made of cast iron, they are adorned with gilded cresting and supported by rusticated Portland stone piers. The central double gates display the Royal Arms, while the single side gates are decorated with an acanthus leaf and fleur-de-lys pattern.
There are four gate piers, each with cornices. The inner pair is panelled and features a central circular motif, an upper stage with garlands, and is topped with the Royal Arms; the left arm is supported by a Lion, and the right by a Unicorn. The outer pair of piers have ball finials.
The railings, which have gilded fleur-de-lys heads, are set on low, stone-coped brick walls on either side of the gates, with the right side facing the Old Golden Gate Lodge. The railings are finished with piers that resemble the outer gate piers. These gates were formerly the entrance to Ascot Racecourse.
Local climate
Old Golden Gates railings and gates sits in a drier-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 730 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 79% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 71% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 35 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 56% 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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