Entrance Gates and Gatepiers of Chepstow Racecourse (Piercefield Park) at Middle Lodge is a Grade II listed building in the Monmouthshire local planning authority area, Wales. First listed on 14 February 2001. Gatepiers. 1 related planning application.

Entrance Gates and Gatepiers of Chepstow Racecourse (Piercefield Park) at Middle Lodge

WRENN ID
stubborn-courtyard-weasel
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Monmouthshire
Constituency
Monmouthshire MP: Catherine Fookes (Lab)
Country
Wales
Date first listed
14 February 2001
Type
Gatepiers
Address
Entrance Gates and Gatepiers of Chepstow Racecourse (Piercefield Park) at Middle Lodge, NP16 6EH
OS grid reference
ST 521 957
Coordinates
51.65876, -2.69349
Source
Cadw listing

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Description

The entrance gates and gatepiers of Chepstow Racecourse, located at Middle Lodge, are constructed from sandstone ashlar. The gatepiers are square in shape with a small base and topped with a heavy modillion cornice cap that has a slight point to help shed rain. The gates are made of wrought iron and feature a double design with a flat top rail. The gateway connects to the lodge via a short section of park wall that stands approximately 2.25 meters high.

Local climate

Entrance Gates and Gatepiers of Chepstow Racecourse (Piercefield Park) at Middle Lodge receives an average of 830 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 55% 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 39 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 76% 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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