Gate and Railings Adjoining and West of the White Horse is a Grade II listed building in the Thanet local planning authority area, England. First listed on 7 October 1986. Gate and railings.

Gate and Railings Adjoining and West of the White Horse

WRENN ID
ruined-footing-holly
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Thanet
Constituency
Herne Bay and Sandwich MP: Sir Roger Gale (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
7 October 1986
Type
Gate and railings
Address
Gate and Railings Adjoining and West of the White Horse, CT12 4BX
OS grid reference
TR 311 643
Coordinates
51.33084, 1.31629
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The gate and railings adjoining and west of The White Horse date from the 18th century and are made of cast iron. The rail stands about 3 feet high and is set on a rendered base that extends for approximately 3 feet in length, featuring a free-standing section at the gate pier. The gate piers are adorned with three spiked principals on the left and two on the right. The fence includes spiked uprights and double gates, with a sweeping top rail and a secondary rail that curves upward to meet at the gate latch.

Local climate

Gate and Railings Adjoining and West of the White Horse 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 8 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 94% of listed buildings. Of these, 4 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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