Walls, Gate Piers and Gates Adjacent to Taplow Lodge at Entrance to Dropmore is a Grade II listed building in the Buckinghamshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 8 January 1987. Gate, wall.

Walls, Gate Piers and Gates Adjacent to Taplow Lodge at Entrance to Dropmore

WRENN ID
blind-joist-lichen
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Buckinghamshire
Constituency
Beaconsfield MP: Joy Morrissey (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
8 January 1987
Type
Gate, wall
OS grid reference
SU 916 858
Coordinates
51.56431, -0.67885
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The walls, gate piers, and gates adjacent to Taplow Lodge at the entrance to Dropmore date from the early 19th century. They are constructed of ashlar and feature wrought iron gates. The design is symmetrical, with the walls curving forward on a convex plan towards small end piers. The gate piers are cruciform, with moulded bases, caps, and urn finials. The central carriage gates are flanked by standards and include lower pedestrian gates, adorned with scrolled ornament and overthrows.

Local climate

Walls, Gate Piers and Gates Adjacent to Taplow Lodge at Entrance to Dropmore sits in a drier-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 710 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 86% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 87% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 35 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 59% of listed buildings. Of these, 16 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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