Gate Piers in Front of St Cuthbert's School is a Grade II listed building in the County Durham local planning authority area, England. First listed on 21 January 1987. Gate piers.

Gate Piers in Front of St Cuthbert's School

WRENN ID
turning-footing-laurel
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
County Durham
Constituency
Blaydon and Consett MP: Liz Twist (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
21 January 1987
Type
Gate piers
Address
Gate Piers in Front of St Cuthbert's School, Church Bank
OS grid reference
NZ 092 526
Coordinates
54.86857, -1.85677
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The gate piers in front of St. Cuthbert's School, dating from the late 19th century, are made of chamfered square sandstone. They feature roll-moulded tops with cross-gabled coping. These piers are included for their group value.

Local climate

Gate Piers in Front of St Cuthbert's School receives an average of 880 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 65% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 98% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 48 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 90% of listed buildings. Of these, 30 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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