Town Gate and Castle Walls is a Grade II listed building in the South Downs National Park local planning authority area, England. First listed on 7 October 1974. Town gate and castle walls. 1 related planning application.
Town Gate and Castle Walls
- WRENN ID
- vacant-cornice-holly
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- South Downs National Park
- Constituency
- Arundel and South Downs MP: Andrew Griffith (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 7 October 1974
- Type
- Town gate and castle walls
- Address
- Town Gate and Castle Walls, High Street, Arundel, Arun, BN18 9AB
- OS grid reference
- TQ 017 072
- Coordinates
- 50.8556, -0.55551
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Town Gate and Castle Walls, built in 1850, are located on the east side of High Street. Constructed from upper greensand, the structure features an ashlar plinth, coping, and dressings, with the rest of the walls exhibiting rock-faced rustication. The adjoining lodge is rectangular and has four smaller rectangular turrets at its corners. The gate includes a pointed archway topped with machicolation. The wall is crowned with a crenellated parapet, featuring bartizans on the outer side and semi-circular bastions on the inner side.
The Town Gate and Castle Walls were established following a proposal in 1833 by the Duke of Norfolk, who agreed to build a new Town Hall at his own expense in exchange for the northern part of High Street, which he wanted to incorporate into the Castle grounds. The Town Hall was completed by 1338, and the new London Road was constructed in 1341, likely leading to the appropriation of the upper part of High Street at that time. By 1546, houses on the east side, north of No 34, had been demolished. However, the current walls and gatehouse date specifically from 1850. The Town Gate and Castle Walls, along with Nos 18 to 34 (even), are recognized as a group.
Local climate
Town Gate and Castle Walls receives an average of 820 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 51% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 85% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 14 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 87% of listed buildings. Of these, 7 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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