Historic houses · North West England
Kaleyard Gate
In or near Chester.
Kaleyard Gate — a Grade I-listed historic house in wales-north, United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Nearest railway station
- Grosvenor Park Miniature Railway · 0.6 km
- Family-friendly
- Limited wheelchair access
Getting there & planning your visit
To visit Kaleyard Gate, the nearest railway station is Grosvenor Park Miniature Railway, located 0.6 km away. The postcode for sat-nav is CH1 3JH. Accessibility is limited for wheelchair users.
About
Kaleyard Gate is a Grade I-listed building in wales-north, United Kingdom. Grade I status is conferred by Historic England (or Cadw, Historic Environment Scotland or NIEA equivalents) on buildings of exceptional national interest. See the linked Wikipedia article for full historical and architectural details.
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Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: River Dee (England) SSSI
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Kaleyard Gate is a postern gate in Chester city walls, Cheshire, England (grid reference SJ406665). It is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade I listed building. In the 13th century the monks of St Werburgh's Abbey had developed a vegetable garden (known as the kaleyard) outside the city walls. They wanted an easier route to access the kaleyard than the longer walk through Eastgate so they petitioned Edward I in 1275 to allow them to cut a gate through the wall to provide direct access to the garden. This he allowed under certain conditions, one of which was that it must be locked at nightfall. The gate consists of a simple opening in the sandstone wall containing a door. It is on the east-side wall of the city, numbered 14 on the map below.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
- Coordinates
- 53.1926, -2.8897
- District
- Cheshire West and Chester
- Parish
- Cheshire West and Chester, unparished area
- Postcode
- CH1 3JH
- Parliamentary constituency
- Chester North and Neston
- Nearest railway station
- Grosvenor Park Miniature Railway — 0.6 km
- Official site
- chesterwalls.info
Sources
- wikidata: Q6352244 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Kaleyard Gate (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Kaleyard Gate?
- Kaleyard Gate is in North Wales, United Kingdom (postcode CH1 3JH), in the parish of Cheshire West and Chester, unparished area.
- What is Kaleyard Gate?
- Kaleyard Gate — a Grade I-listed historic house in wales-north, United Kingdom.
- How do I get to Kaleyard Gate?
- The nearest railway station is Grosvenor Park Miniature Railway, about 0.6 km away. Drivers can use postcode CH1 3JH.
- Is Kaleyard Gate a listed building?
- Kaleyard Gate is officially recognised as Grade I listed.
- Is Kaleyard Gate a protected site?
- Yes — Kaleyard Gate is part of the River Dee (England) SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest.
- How do I get to Kaleyard Gate?
- The nearest railway station is Grosvenor Park Miniature Railway, about 0.6 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode CH1 3JH.