The South Entrance to the Churchyard is a Grade II listed building in the South Downs National Park local planning authority area, England. First listed on 22 May 1985. Gateway.

The South Entrance to the Churchyard

WRENN ID
deep-stronghold-aspen
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
South Downs National Park
Constituency
Arundel and South Downs MP: Andrew Griffith (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
22 May 1985
Type
Gateway
Address
The South Entrance to the Churchyard, Church Street, Petworth, Chichester
OS grid reference
SU 976 218
Coordinates
50.9877, -0.60972
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The South Entrance to the Churchyard is a gateway, including piers and gates, built in the mid-19th century. It is possibly designed by Sir Charles Barry. The gateway features square ashlar gate-piers that have recessed Gothic panels on each side and pyramidical tops. Between the piers are double pedestrian gates made of cast iron, which display a Gothic pattern. There is also an overthrow that contains a lamp in the center.

Local climate

The South Entrance to the Churchyard receives an average of 750 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 71% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 63% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 30 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 64% of listed buildings. Of these, 12 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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