Gate Arch and Forecourt Walls to Old Grammar School House is a Grade II listed building in the West Northamptonshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 18 March 1985. Gate arch and forecourt walls.

Gate Arch and Forecourt Walls to Old Grammar School House

WRENN ID
wild-flagstone-candle
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
West Northamptonshire
Constituency
South Northamptonshire MP: Sarah Bool (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
18 March 1985
Type
Gate arch and forecourt walls
Address
Gate Arch and Forecourt Walls to Old Grammar School House, Croughton Road, Aynho
OS grid reference
SP 515 332
Coordinates
51.99508, -1.25104
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The gate arch and forecourt walls to the Old Grammar School House date from the 17th century and are made of altered limestone ashlar and coursed rubble. The structure features a four-centered arch topped with saddle-back coping, and the jambs have been renewed. This gateway and wall are included for their group value.

Local climate

Gate Arch and Forecourt Walls to Old Grammar School House 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 67% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 38 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 70% of listed buildings. Of these, 18 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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