Entrance Gateway, Gates and Railings with Flanking Walls Approximately 20 Metres South West of South Porch of Church of St James is a Grade II listed building in the West Oxfordshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 29 June 1988. Gateway.
Entrance Gateway, Gates and Railings with Flanking Walls Approximately 20 Metres South West of South Porch of Church of St James
- WRENN ID
- guardian-newel-ridge
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- West Oxfordshire
- Constituency
- Bicester and Woodstock MP: Calum Miller (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 29 June 1988
- Type
- Gateway
- OS grid reference
- SP 479 241
- Coordinates
- 51.91359, -1.30404
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The entrance gateway, gates, and railings with flanking walls are located approximately 20 meters southwest of the south porch of the Church of St. James in Rousham Village. This gateway dates from the mid-18th century and is likely designed by architect William Kent. It is constructed from limestone ashlar and features a roll-moulded pointed arch with simple capitals. The wrought-iron gates are adorned with a decorative overthrow. The gateway is flanked by 19th-century buttresses and a low wall topped with wrought-iron railings. The Gothic style of the gateway is similar to that of the garden seat attached to the garden walls, which is also attributed to Kent.
Local climate
Entrance Gateway, Gates and Railings with Flanking Walls Approximately 20 Metres South West of South Porch of Church of St James sits in a drier-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 740 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 76% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 69% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 37 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 66% of listed buildings. Of these, 17 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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