Gate Piers, Gates and Railings, 48 Metres North of North Front of Lyme Park is a Grade II listed building in the Peak District National Park local planning authority area, England. First listed on 14 April 1967. Gate piers and railings.

Gate Piers, Gates and Railings, 48 Metres North of North Front of Lyme Park

WRENN ID
open-rafter-crag
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Peak District National Park
Constituency
Macclesfield MP: Tim Roca (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
14 April 1967
Type
Gate piers and railings
OS grid reference
SJ 964 824
Coordinates
53.33872, -2.0549
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The gate piers, gates, and railings located 48 meters north of the north front of Lyme Park were originally listed as the entrance arch at Lyme Park. The gate piers date from the late 17th century, while the overthrow and corner piers were added in the mid-18th century, possibly by Sampson Brelsford. The gates and railings were created in 1821 by Lewis Wyatt.

The gate piers are made of buff sandstone ashlar and are square in plan, resting on a moulded plinth. They feature clasping rusticated quoins and a semi-circular headed window of a one-room lodge, which is covered by an iron grill, with a semi-circular headed door at the rear. A projecting moulded cornice has stepped capstones that support a pair of lions couchant, facing in opposite directions.

The piers are connected by a semi-circular overthrow that features a gadrooned urn with a twisted center at its center, which is said to be the chimney of the lodge. Below this, there is a pair of rectangular iron gates adorned with spear points, dogbars, and some geometric designs. The spear railings, which rest on a sandstone base, connect the gate piers to the corner piers. Each corner pier has a square rusticated body on a moulded plinth and a moulded cornice above, supporting a stepped capstone and a spread eagle that looks towards the house. The spear railings extend from the corner piers to the house.

Local climate

Gate Piers, Gates and Railings, 48 Metres North of North Front of Lyme Park sits in a wetter-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 1,040 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 83% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 70% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 47 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 88% of listed buildings. Of these, 27 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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