Gate Piers Approximately 5 Metres South West of Scale Hall is a Grade II listed building in the Lancaster local planning authority area, England. First listed on 13 March 1995. Gate pier.

Gate Piers Approximately 5 Metres South West of Scale Hall

WRENN ID
dusk-rampart-rain
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Lancaster
Constituency
Lancaster and Wyre MP: Cat Smith (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
13 March 1995
Type
Gate pier
OS grid reference
SD 463 626
Coordinates
54.0567, -2.82073
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

A pair of gate piers located approximately 5 metres south-west of Scale Hall, dating from the early 18th century. They are made of rusticated sandstone ashlar and each measures about 0.6 metres square in plan and approximately 3 metres high. The piers feature a low chamfered plinth, a prominent moulded cornice, and a low rounded top.

Local climate

Gate Piers Approximately 5 Metres South West of Scale Hall sits in one of the wettest parts of the UK, with an average of 1,400 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 97% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 98% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 28 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 69% of listed buildings. Of these, 12 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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