Gate Piers, Gates and Retaining Walls to Church of St Mary and St Stephen is a Grade II listed building in the County Durham local planning authority area, England. First listed on 5 June 1987. Gate piers, walls.

Gate Piers, Gates and Retaining Walls to Church of St Mary and St Stephen

WRENN ID
ancient-steeple-hyssop
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
County Durham
Constituency
Bishop Auckland MP: Dr Sam Rushworth (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
5 June 1987
Type
Gate piers, walls
Address
Gate Piers, Gates and Retaining Walls to Church of St Mary and St Stephen, Church Lane, Wolsingham
OS grid reference
NZ 073 373
Coordinates
54.73113, -1.88754
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The gate piers, gates, and retaining walls at the Church of St. Mary and St. Stephen date from the mid-19th century and flank the path leading to the church. They are constructed from sandstone ashlar, featuring coursed squared sandstone walls with ashlar dressings and wrought iron gates. The structure includes three chamfered square piers, each with plinths, cornices, and high overlapping pyramidal coping, which create entrances for both vehicles and pedestrians. The gates are spike-headed and include dog bars, along with a central band featuring a diagonal pattern and round bosses. The retaining walls are designed with chamfered plinths and coping, tapering as they approach the church.

Local climate

Gate Piers, Gates and Retaining Walls to Church of St Mary and St Stephen receives an average of 920 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 70% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 71% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 53 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 93% of listed buildings. Of these, 33 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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