Four Gate Piers Immediately to West of Church of St Hilda is a Grade II listed building in the South Tyneside local planning authority area, England. First listed on 1 February 1983. Gate pier.

Four Gate Piers Immediately to West of Church of St Hilda

WRENN ID
other-merlon-sage
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
South Tyneside
Constituency
South Shields MP: Emma Lewell (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
1 February 1983
Type
Gate pier
Address
Four Gate Piers Immediately to West of Church of St Hilda, Market Place
OS grid reference
NZ 360 670
Coordinates
54.99684, -1.43765
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

Four gate piers are located immediately to the west of the Church of St Hilda, facing Market Place. These gate piers date from the 18th century and are made of rusticated stone. The two taller inner piers are topped with fluted urns. The railings and gates that once accompanied the piers have been removed.

Local climate

Four Gate Piers Immediately to West of Church of St Hilda receives an average of 750 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 69% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 74% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 20 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 79% of listed buildings. Of these, 11 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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