Gates and Railings Adjacent to South East Corner of Mentmore Towers is a Grade II listed building in the Buckinghamshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 15 October 1984. Gate and railings.
Gates and Railings Adjacent to South East Corner of Mentmore Towers
- WRENN ID
- keen-slate-sienna
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Buckinghamshire
- Constituency
- Aylesbury MP: Laura Kyrke-Smith (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 15 October 1984
- Type
- Gate and railings
- OS grid reference
- SP 903 196
- Coordinates
- 51.86815, -0.68983
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The gates and railings located adjacent to the southeast corner of Mentmore Towers date from the 18th century and are likely of French origin. They are made of wrought iron and feature central double gates that are convex in shape, flanked by concave and straight railings. The posts are also crafted from wrought iron and are adorned with scrolls, scrolled foliage, and delicate realistic flowers. The tops of the gates and railings are curved with scrolled crests. The inner posts are topped with vases of flowers, while the outer posts have asymmetrical scrolls, with one post carrying a lantern.
Local climate
Gates and Railings Adjacent to South East Corner of Mentmore Towers sits in a drier-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 740 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 76% 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 36 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 60% 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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