Pair of Gatepiers in Churchyard of St James is a Grade II listed building in the Cheshire East local planning authority area, England. First listed on 14 April 1967. Gatepier.
Pair of Gatepiers in Churchyard of St James
- WRENN ID
- dim-roof-wind
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Cheshire East
- Constituency
- Macclesfield MP: Tim Roca (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 14 April 1967
- Type
- Gatepier
- Address
- Pair of Gatepiers in Churchyard of St James, Church Lane, Gawsworth
- OS grid reference
- SJ 890 697
- Coordinates
- 53.22438, -2.16587
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This pair of gatepiers, located in the churchyard of St James, dates from the early to mid-18th century and is constructed from ashlar stone. Each pier is square and stands on a cruciform projecting plinth. The inner faces of the piers feature projecting rebates topped with scroll designs. Both the front and rear of each pier have shell niches that display skulls and cross-bones in relief. The piers are capped with moulded cyma caps that support square plinths, each adorned with two stacked balls.
Local climate
Pair of Gatepiers in Churchyard of St James 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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