Gatepiers Approximately 20 Yards to North-East of Gawsworth Old Hall is a Grade II listed building in the Cheshire East local planning authority area, England. First listed on 25 October 1985. Gatepiers.

Gatepiers Approximately 20 Yards to North-East of Gawsworth Old Hall

WRENN ID
fallow-cornice-coral
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Cheshire East
Constituency
Macclesfield MP: Tim Roca (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
25 October 1985
Type
Gatepiers
OS grid reference
SJ 891 696
Coordinates
53.22422, -2.16373
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

A pair of gatepiers, dating from the late 17th century to early 18th century, are located approximately 20 yards to the north-east of Gawsworth Old Hall. These gatepiers are made of painted ashlar and are square in shape. They feature moulded plinths with a rebate on the inner side that terminates in scrolls. The caps of the piers have roll and cyma mouldings, and each pier is topped with a 20th-century ball finial.

Local climate

Gatepiers Approximately 20 Yards to North-East of Gawsworth Old Hall sits in a wetter-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 990 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 79% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 61% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 48 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 89% of listed buildings. Of these, 27 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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