Mainsforth Hall South Entrance Gate Piers and Gates on East Boundary is a Grade II listed building in the County Durham local planning authority area, England. First listed on 14 June 1988. Gate piers and gates.
Mainsforth Hall South Entrance Gate Piers and Gates on East Boundary
- WRENN ID
- half-remnant-spring
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- County Durham
- Constituency
- Newton Aycliffe and Spennymoor MP: Alan Strickland (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 14 June 1988
- Type
- Gate piers and gates
- Address
- Mainsforth Hall South Entrance Gate Piers and Gates on East Boundary, Bishop Middleham
- OS grid reference
- NZ 314 315
- Coordinates
- 54.67821, -1.51413
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Mainsforth Hall south entrance gate piers and gates are located on the east boundary and were formerly the entrance to Mainsforth Hall, which has since been demolished. The gate piers date from the early 18th century and were restored in the 19th century, while the gates were made in the late 19th or early 20th century. The piers are constructed from sandstone ashlar and feature wrought iron gates. The right pier has been partly renewed. The square rusticated piers include plinths, collars, and cornices, topped with stepped coping that curves into large pineapple finials. The inner wrought iron panels support the gates, which are divided into four square panels and topped with high clusters of scrolls. Each panel is further divided into quarters and decorated with scrolls, water leaves, and pierced tendrils, with the lower panels featuring more decoration than the upper ones. The side panels are designed in a similar style.
Local climate
Mainsforth Hall South Entrance Gate Piers and Gates on East Boundary receives an average of 760 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 68% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 93% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 38 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 73% of listed buildings. Of these, 22 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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