Remains of Inner Gatehouse and Walls to East and West is a Grade I listed building in the South Downs National Park local planning authority area, England. First listed on 16 March 1970. A C12 Gatehouse.
Remains of Inner Gatehouse and Walls to East and West
- WRENN ID
- keen-terrace-russet
- Grade
- I
- Local Planning Authority
- South Downs National Park
- Constituency
- Lewes MP: James MacCleary (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 16 March 1970
- Type
- Gatehouse
- Address
- Remains of Inner Gatehouse and Walls to East and West, Castle Gate, Lewes
- OS grid reference
- TQ 414 100
- Coordinates
- 50.87296, 0.0084
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The remains of the inner gatehouse and walls date back to the 12th century and are constructed of flint with stone dressings. The central arch features a slightly larger arch opening to the north. The wall extends to the north-east of this arch, varying in height between 10 and 15 feet for about 8 yards. There is an additional stretch of wall on the eastern side of the arch, built at later dates, which continues for about 5 yards and drops from a height of approximately 20 feet to the ground. Further stretches of wall lead west and south from the west side of the arch; the western stretch is about 30 yards long, while the southern stretch is around 5 yards, both standing approximately 15 feet high from the floor of the former moat.
Local climate
Remains of Inner Gatehouse and Walls to East and West receives an average of 850 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 59% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 90% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 15 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 85% of listed buildings. Of these, 8 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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