Gatepiers C 2 Yards South-West of Ovingham Vicarage is a Grade II listed building in the Northumberland local planning authority area, England. First listed on 7 March 1985. Gatepiers.

Gatepiers C 2 Yards South-West of Ovingham Vicarage

WRENN ID
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Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Northumberland
Constituency
Hexham MP: Joe Morris (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
7 March 1985
Type
Gatepiers
Address
Gatepiers C 2 Yards South-West of Ovingham Vicarage, NE42 6BW
OS grid reference
NZ 084 636
Coordinates
54.96717, -1.86882
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

These gatepiers, located approximately 2 yards south-west of Ovingham Vicarage, date from the mid to late 17th century. They are constructed from ashlar stone and feature bulgy, rounded rustication. The gatepiers have finely moulded cornices with square blocks positioned above, as well as another band of rustication. The bases of the gatepiers are topped with pyramids that once held finials, which are now missing.

Local climate

Gatepiers C 2 Yards South-West of Ovingham Vicarage receives an average of 860 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 62% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 99% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 44 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 85% of listed buildings. Of these, 26 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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