Gates, railings and piers forming Princes Gate is a Grade II listed building in the Buckinghamshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 17 April 2003. Gates and railings.
Gates, railings and piers forming Princes Gate
- WRENN ID
- fading-step-nightshade
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Buckinghamshire
- Constituency
- Mid Buckinghamshire MP: Greg Smith (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 17 April 2003
- Type
- Gates and railings
- Address
- Gates, railings and piers forming Princes Gate, Silk Street, Waddesdon
- OS grid reference
- SP 742 166
- Coordinates
- 51.84369, -0.92427
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The gates, railings, and piers forming Princes Gate are located at the entrance to Waddesdon Manor in Waddesdon Village. They were created around 1880 to 1899 for Baron Ferdinand de Rothschild. The design features wrought iron gates and railings that are richly gilded. The central double gates are adorned with scrolls and rosettes, topped with an elaborate scroll. The fixed railing panels include intricate scrolled designs, capped with a cornice and tall scrolls. There are also pedestrian gates that share similar detailing, featuring a curved top and scrolls. The square brick piers have stone plinths, bands, and cornices, each topped with a stone dog finial on a stone base.
Historically, these gates serve as the entrance to Waddesdon Manor, which was built between 1874 and 1883 for Baron Ferdinand de Rothschild by architect H.A. Destailleur. The village of Waddesdon was largely rebuilt by Ferdinand de Rothschild in the late 19th century.
During World War II, the gates were removed by the Ministry of Defence and stored away. They were reinstalled on the existing piers in 1995, with minor modifications made to accommodate modern access needs.
The gates have group value with the nearby Princes Lodge and Nos. 1 and 2 Silk Street. They are a significant feature of the estate associated with the Grade I listed Waddesdon Manor.
Local climate
Gates, railings and piers forming Princes Gate 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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