Gates and gate piers at entrance to drive to Waddesdon Manor is a Grade II listed building in the Buckinghamshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 29 January 1985. Gate. 3 related planning applications.
Gates and gate piers at entrance to drive to Waddesdon Manor
- WRENN ID
- first-pedestal-crag
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Buckinghamshire
- Constituency
- Mid Buckinghamshire MP: Greg Smith (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 29 January 1985
- Type
- Gate
- Address
- Gates and gate piers at entrance to drive to Waddesdon Manor, High Street
- OS grid reference
- SP 739 168
- Coordinates
- 51.84569, -0.92728
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
These gates and gate piers form the entrance to the drive of Waddesdon Manor, dating from around 1880 to 1890. The gate piers are constructed of square brick with stone bases. They have plinth copings, moulded cornices, and ball finials. The gates are made of cast iron, featuring square railings with scrollwork ornamentation and fleur-de-lys finials to both the crest and the lower frieze.
Local climate
Gates and gate piers at entrance to drive to Waddesdon Manor receives an average of 740 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 75% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 81% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 37 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 66% of listed buildings. Of these, 17 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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- Full EPC report — heating system, energy costs, size, glazing, construction etc.
- Sale history — 14 transactions since 1995
- Related listed building consents — 3 applications
- Detailed attributes — period, style, materials, features
- Flood risk assessment
- Radon risk assessment
- Weather exposure and heating demand — rain and frost month by month and year by year, wind direction, solar and humidity
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