Entrance Screen to the main entrance front at Kinmel is a Grade II* listed building in the Conwy local planning authority area, Wales. First listed on 5 August 1997. Boundary marker.
Entrance Screen to the main entrance front at Kinmel
- WRENN ID
- silver-bailey-twilight
- Grade
- II*
- Local Planning Authority
- Conwy
- Constituency
- Clwyd North MP: Gill German (Lab)
- Country
- Wales
- Date first listed
- 5 August 1997
- Type
- Boundary marker
- Address
- Entrance Screen to the main entrance front at Kinmel, Abergele
- OS grid reference
- SH 981 749
- Coordinates
- 53.26153, -3.52809
- Source
- Cadw listing
Description
The entrance screen at Kinmel, dating from the 19th century, features impressive stone gate piers that stand approximately 6 meters high. These piers are constructed from alternating vermiculated and plain blocks and are adorned with the Hughes coat of arms beneath a wide cornice. Above the cornice, there is a block that likely once supported terminal features, such as swagged urns or lions, which are now missing.
Between the piers, there are finely crafted wrought iron gates that include braced compound iron stanchions decorated with scrolls and finials, all supported by an ornate overthrow. The side panels of the gates are also crested. The gates feature a lock rail and dog rails below, along with additional decorative elements.
The entrance screen is further enhanced by additional stone piers at the north and south ends, between which are seven bays of matching railings. These railings are separated by decorative iron stanchions and are set on a coped stone wall. The end piers have retained their swagged urn terminal cappings, adding to the overall elegance of the entrance.
Local climate
Entrance Screen to the main entrance front at Kinmel sits in a wetter-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 980 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 78% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 59% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 20 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 79% of listed buildings. Of these, 10 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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