The Pillars 140 Metres South East of the Garden Cottage at Adlington Hall is a Grade II listed building in the Cheshire East local planning authority area, England. First listed on 6 July 1984. Gate piers.

The Pillars 140 Metres South East of the Garden Cottage at Adlington Hall

WRENN ID
long-terrace-fen
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Cheshire East
Constituency
Macclesfield MP: Tim Roca (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
6 July 1984
Type
Gate piers
OS grid reference
SJ 907 801
Coordinates
53.31809, -2.1407
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The Pillars, located 140 meters southeast of the Garden Cottage at Adlington Hall, are a pair of gate piers dating from the mid-18th century, built for Charles Legh. They are made of buff sandstone ashlar and feature slightly tapering plain square bodies that rest on tall plinths with moulded tops. The capstones, which are well-carved with unicorn's heads, were relocated to the wall of the stable courtyard around 1960. Originally, these piers were quite grand and marked the main south approach to the new stable block. However, a realignment of the turnpike road in 1801 left them isolated from the main route.

Local climate

The Pillars 140 Metres South East of the Garden Cottage at Adlington Hall sits in a wetter-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 1,040 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 83% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 70% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 47 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 88% 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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