Gates and Gate Piers, 5 Metres North of the Lodge is a Grade II listed building in the County Durham local planning authority area, England. First listed on 20 February 1967. Gate.

Gates and Gate Piers, 5 Metres North of the Lodge

WRENN ID
waning-footing-thistle
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
County Durham
Constituency
Easington MP: Grahame Morris (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
20 February 1967
Type
Gate
OS grid reference
NZ 427 384
Coordinates
54.73922, -1.33758
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

This listing describes a pair of gate piers and gates located 5 metres north of The Lodge in Castle Eden, dating from the mid-18th century. The gate piers are made of sandstone and feature a tall, square plan with chamfered edges, corniced caps, and ball finials. The wrought-iron gates are highly decorative, showcasing intricate scrollwork and foliage, along with a pair of central latticed panels that once displayed the monogram "R.B." for Rowland Burdon I.

Local climate

Gates and Gate Piers, 5 Metres North of the Lodge receives an average of 760 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 67% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 68% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 24 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 75% of listed buildings. Of these, 15 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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