Pytchley Gates is a Grade II listed building in the West Northamptonshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 2 November 1954. Archway. 1 related planning application.
Pytchley Gates
- WRENN ID
- watchful-gargoyle-ivy
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- West Northamptonshire
- Constituency
- Daventry MP: Stuart Andrew (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 2 November 1954
- Type
- Archway
- Address
- Pytchley Gates, Sywell Road, Overstone, NN6 0AB
- OS grid reference
- SP 797 660
- Coordinates
- 52.28705, -0.83201
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Pytchley Gates are an early 17th-century archway constructed from limestone ashlar. The main gate arch is flanked by two smaller pedestrian arches, each with a semi-circular head and a carved keystone. The central arch features a decorated voussoir. A fluted Doric column sits between the arches, supporting an entablature with a frieze decorated with triglyphs and disc ornaments in the metopes. Curved gables top the archway and scrollwork adorns the pedestrian arches. Five obelisks, set on moulded plinths, are located at the centre and ends of the structure. 19th-century cast iron gates are present in each arch. Originally part of Pytchley Old Hall, the gates were repositioned in the mid-19th century.
Local climate
Pytchley Gates sits in a drier-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 720 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 83% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 84% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 36 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 61% 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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- Full EPC report — heating system, energy costs, size, glazing, construction etc.
- Sale history — 2 transactions since 2019
- Related listed building consents — 1 application
- Detailed attributes — period, style, materials, features
- Flood risk assessment
- Radon risk assessment
- Weather exposure and heating demand — rain and frost month by month and year by year, wind direction, solar and humidity
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