Gate Arch,Seat Niche,Walls,Balustrade and Terrace Walls Attached to and to South East of Lilford Hall is a Grade II listed building in the North Northamptonshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 11 January 1988. Gate structure. 1 related planning application.
Gate Arch,Seat Niche,Walls,Balustrade and Terrace Walls Attached to and to South East of Lilford Hall
- WRENN ID
- idle-wicket-thrush
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- North Northamptonshire
- Constituency
- Corby and East Northamptonshire MP: Lee Barron (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 11 January 1988
- Type
- Gate structure
- OS grid reference
- TL 029 840
- Coordinates
- 52.44471, -0.48695
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The gate arch, seat niche, walls, balustrade, and terrace walls are located to the southeast of Lilford Hall and were built in the mid-19th century by W.G. Habershon of St. Neots. Constructed from limestone ashlar, the gate arch on the left is designed in the Jacobean style, featuring an arch-head opening flanked by columns that support an entablature with a bracketed cornice. Above the arch is a decorative device with scrolls and a finial. The flanking walls are rusticated and have an open arched parapet.
To the right of the gate arch is a seat niche that mirrors the gate arch's design but includes a curved back and seat with a shell hood. The flanking walls of the seat niche are also rusticated. The gate arch and seat niche are connected by terrace walls that include a central flight of steps. This structure was originally part of the formal garden layout to the east of Lilford Hall. The gate arch forms a pair with another gate arch and is part of the forecourt that includes walls and a balustrade attached to the southwest of Lilford Hall. The balustrade is approximately 30 meters southwest of Lilford Hall, while the gates, gateways, balustrade, and seat are located about 50 meters to the northeast, east, and south of Lilford Hall.
Local climate
Gate Arch,Seat Niche,Walls,Balustrade and Terrace Walls Attached to and to South East of Lilford Hall sits in one of the driest parts of the UK, with an average of 700 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 94% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 90% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 33 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 56% of listed buildings. Of these, 15 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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