Gates and Gatepiers and Steps Approximately 8 Metres North East of Manor House is a Grade II listed building in the West Northamptonshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 11 March 1987. Gates, gatepiers.

Gates and Gatepiers and Steps Approximately 8 Metres North East of Manor House

WRENN ID
pale-granite-willow
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
West Northamptonshire
Constituency
Daventry MP: Stuart Andrew (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
11 March 1987
Type
Gates, gatepiers
OS grid reference
SP 573 683
Coordinates
52.30991, -1.16029
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The gates and gatepiers, along with steps, are located approximately 8 meters northeast of the Manor House in Ashby St. Ledgers. They were designed around 1935 by Sir Edwin Lutyens. The gatepiers are made of limestone and are stepped back towards the top, featuring moulded capitals with ball finials. The wrought-iron gates display a Tudor rose motif and a double ironwork top that includes the initials of Lord and Lady Wimborne. When the gates are open, the initials read I.W and A.W., and when closed, they combine. To the north of the gateway, there is a short flight of steps that descends to the orchard. C. Hussey noted that these gates were among the last additions to Ashby St. Ledgers Manor House, with the design of the ironwork reflecting Lutyens' style from his time in Delhi.

Local climate

Gates and Gatepiers and Steps Approximately 8 Metres North East of Manor House receives an average of 750 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 71% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 68% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 37 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 69% 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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