Nelson Gate is a Grade II listed building in the North York Moors National Park local planning authority area, England. First listed on 4 January 1955. Gateway. 1 related planning application.
Nelson Gate
- WRENN ID
- stubborn-hammer-juniper
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- North York Moors National Park
- Constituency
- Thirsk and Malton MP: Kevin Hollinrake (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 4 January 1955
- Type
- Gateway
- Address
- Nelson Gate, A170, Sproxton, North Yorkshire
- OS grid reference
- SE 613 817
- Coordinates
- 54.22791, -1.06072
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Nelson Gate is a gateway designed in the form of a triumphal arch, located on the Duncombe Park Estate and built in 1806. It is constructed from sandstone ashlar and features a triumphal arch design with an impost and a dated keystone, along with a superimposed Tuscan order. The front of the arch has an inscribed frieze that reads: "To the memory of Lord Viscount Nelson and the unparalleled gallant achievements of the British navy." The rear of the arch bears the inscription: "Lamented Hero! 0 price his conquering country grieved to pays 0 dear bought glories of Trafalgar Day!" The structure is topped with a moulded cornice.
Local climate
Nelson Gate receives an average of 760 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 65% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 79% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 41 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 79% of listed buildings. Of these, 23 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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- No EPC on record for this property
- No sale records on file
- Related listed building consents — 1 application
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