Entrance Gates to Hillfield Gardens is a Grade II listed building in the Gloucester local planning authority area, England. First listed on 15 December 1998. Entrance gates.

Entrance Gates to Hillfield Gardens

WRENN ID
distant-bastion-holly
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Gloucester
Constituency
Gloucester MP: Alex McIntyre (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
15 December 1998
Type
Entrance gates
Address
Entrance Gates to Hillfield Gardens, London Road
OS grid reference
SO 842 189
Coordinates
51.86908, -2.22977
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The entrance gates to Hillfield Gardens, located on the north side of London Road in Gloucester, were built around 1867 by Albert Estcourt for Charles Walker. Originally serving as the gates to the grounds of Hillfield House, these gates feature impressive ashlar piers and a wrought-iron gate design.

The exterior showcases massive ashlar gate piers, with additional piers at the outer corners of the flanking quadrant balustrades, all set on a vermiculated base. Each pier has moulded plinths, recessed panels on each face, moulded cornices, and capstones adorned with semicircular lunettes. The balustrades are composed of turned balusters and moulded copings that connect with the cornices of the piers. The wrought-iron gates include a lower section with an intricate circular pattern and an upper section featuring finials on the intermediate rail and below the top rail between the standards. Additionally, a short length of solid balustrade connects the outer right-hand pier to the Gate Lodge No. 101.

Local climate

Entrance Gates to Hillfield Gardens receives an average of 780 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 59% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 52% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 36 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 65% 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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