Gate Piers to Churchyard of Church of St Peter is a Grade II listed building in the Northumberland local planning authority area, England. First listed on 15 April 1969. A Early Modern Gatepiers.

Gate Piers to Churchyard of Church of St Peter

WRENN ID
waning-zinc-auburn
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Northumberland
Constituency
Hexham MP: Joe Morris (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
15 April 1969
Type
Gatepiers
Period
Early Modern
Address
Gate Piers to Churchyard of Church of St Peter, Bywell
OS grid reference
NZ 049 614
Coordinates
54.94768, -1.925
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The gate piers to the churchyard of the Church of St. Peter were built in 1706 and feature the initials WFS. They were restored in 1920, with an inscription located on the rear of the east pier. Constructed from sandstone ashlar, the piers are square and exhibit bolster rustication. They have a chamfered plinth and moulded caps topped with ball finials on swept bases. Originally, these gate piers were located on the west side of the churchyard.

Local climate

Gate Piers to Churchyard of Church of St Peter receives an average of 880 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 65% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 98% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 48 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 90% of listed buildings. Of these, 30 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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