Gatehouse and Flanking Walls,To Leyhill is a Grade II listed building in the South Gloucestershire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 5 June 1984. A 1850s Gatehouse.

Gatehouse and Flanking Walls,To Leyhill

WRENN ID
hidden-step-lark
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
South Gloucestershire
Constituency
Thornbury and Yate MP: Claire Young (LD)
Country
England
Date first listed
5 June 1984
Type
Gatehouse
Address
Gatehouse and Flanking Walls,To Leyhill, Tortworth
OS grid reference
ST 693 925
Coordinates
51.63064, -2.44368
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The gatehouse and flanking walls to Leyhill were built around 1850 by architect S.S. Teulon. They are constructed from coursed rubble with Bath stone dressings and feature flat roofs that are hidden behind embattled and pierced parapets. The central entrance has a 4-centred arch with decorative spandrels and is flanked by buttresses. The parapet above is pierced with letters that spell "WELCOME" and is bordered by octagonal ashlar turrets, each topped with crested parapets and an ogee dome with a finial. On either side of the arch, there are two single-storey rooms, each with a 2-light casement window and an embattled parapet. The walls extend approximately 15 yards to the south, then return 10 yards to the west and 20 yards to the north, featuring pierced quatrefoil balustrades on ashlar footings.

Local climate

Gatehouse and Flanking Walls,To Leyhill receives an average of 810 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 50% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 52% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 34 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 51% of listed buildings. Of these, 14 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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