The Landgate is a Grade I listed building in the Rother local planning authority area, England. First listed on 12 October 1951. Gatehouse.
The Landgate
- WRENN ID
- plain-alcove-heron
- Grade
- I
- Local Planning Authority
- Rother
- Constituency
- Hastings and Rye MP: Helena Dollimore (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 12 October 1951
- Type
- Gatehouse
- Address
- The Landgate, Rye
- OS grid reference
- TQ 922 206
- Coordinates
- 50.95285, 0.73528
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Landgate is a historic structure dating back to 1340 for the lower two storeys and 1380 for the top storey. It features a gate flanked by two round towers, all built from stone rubble and resting on moulded plinths. The original parapet is no longer present, but the string course and machiolations with moulded corbels can still be seen on the north front. This side includes a pointed arch with grooves for a portcullis, while the south front has an elliptical arch supported by buttresses, one of which has been removed. Inside the reveals of the inner arch are pointed doorways that provide access to the side towers. The towers also have rectangular loop windows with ashlar dressings, and trefoil-headed lancets are located above the gate. The floors and roof of the gate and towers have been lost over time. A tile clock was added in 1862. The south side of The Landgate, along with Nos 1 and 2, forms a group with Nos 1 to 4 (consecutive) The Forge and Forge House on East Cliff.
Local climate
The Landgate 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 87% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 67% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 23 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 75% of listed buildings. Of these, 11 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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