Harperley Hall Gate Piers is a Grade II listed building in the County Durham local planning authority area, England. First listed on 5 June 1987. Gate piers.

Harperley Hall Gate Piers

WRENN ID
ruined-sentry-saffron
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
Address
Harperley Hall Gate Piers, A68
OS grid reference
NZ 134 349
Coordinates
54.70975, -1.7921
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The gate piers to Harperley Hall, located in Wolsingham parish, date back to the 17th century. They are constructed from sandstone ashlar and consist of two tall square piers. The piers feature projecting, rusticated alternate courses, with plain courses that have small blocks on the inner faces, except at the top where they form jambs. Each pier has cornices and stepped copings, with an obelisk finial on the left pier, while the finial on the right pier is missing.

Local climate

Harperley Hall Gate Piers receives an average of 880 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 64% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 88% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 48 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 90% of listed buildings. Of these, 29 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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