Close Boundary Walls and Gates Priors Gate is a Grade I listed building in the Winchester local planning authority area, England. First listed on 24 March 1950. A Medieval Boundary wall, gate.

Close Boundary Walls and Gates Priors Gate

WRENN ID
stony-chimney-swallow
Grade
I
Local Planning Authority
Winchester
Constituency
Winchester MP: Dr Danny Chambers (LD)
Country
England
Date first listed
24 March 1950
Type
Boundary wall, gate
Period
Medieval
Address
Close Boundary Walls and Gates Priors Gate, the Close
OS grid reference
SU 482 290
Coordinates
51.05869, -1.31292
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The Close Boundary Walls and Gates at Priors Gate date from 1833. They are constructed of limestone rubble and are particularly well preserved in Symonds Street and St Swithun Street. The main entrance to the Close, known as the Prior's Gate, features a 15th-century plain four-centred arch with original traceried doors and a coat-of-arms above the arch. The structure is topped with a castellated parapet. These walls and gates are listed separately as they do not run in conjunction with the city wall, which dates back to the 13th century and later. All listed buildings in The Close are considered to form a group.

Local climate

Close Boundary Walls and Gates Priors Gate receives an average of 800 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 56% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 54% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 32 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 59% 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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