Gateway and steps c15m south of Old Traine and West Cottage is a Grade II listed building in the South Hams local planning authority area, England. First listed on 26 January 1967. Gateway.
Gateway and steps c15m south of Old Traine and West Cottage
- WRENN ID
- lesser-lead-sage
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- South Hams
- Constituency
- South Devon MP: Caroline Voaden (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 26 January 1967
- Type
- Gateway
- Address
- Gateway and steps c15m south of Old Traine and West Cottage, Modbury, PL21 0RN
- OS grid reference
- SX 660 518
- Coordinates
- 50.35164, -3.88397
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The gateway and steps located approximately 15 meters south of Old Traine and West Cottage are possibly from the 16th century. They are constructed from rubble with a dressed granite archway and steps. The wall is about 4 meters wide and 4.5 meters high, topped with slate coping. The wall steps down about 1 meter on either side, extending to a projecting outbuilding on the right and to the full width of the main building on the left, returning to the west end of the lane.
In the higher section of the wall, there is an opening made of dressed granite featuring a broad chamfer to stopped plinth blocks and a four-centred arch. This arch is set flush with the wall and contains a pair of decorative wrought iron gates. The gates are approached by a set of seven steps arranged in a pyramid shape. To the left, there is a mounting block attached to the lower section of the wall.
The wall and gateway enclose the frontage of the main manor house, which has been divided into two dwellings, Old Traine and West Cottage. It is possible that the structure has been re-set and rebuilt using the original materials. The approach yard is paved with cobbles.
Local climate
Gateway and steps c15m south of Old Traine and West Cottage receives an average of 910 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 69% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 88% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 10 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 91% 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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