Pair of Gatepiers to Former Halton Hall is a Grade II listed building in the Lancaster local planning authority area, England. First listed on 7 November 1983. Gate piers. 1 related planning application.

Pair of Gatepiers to Former Halton Hall

WRENN ID
swift-barrel-sorrel
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Lancaster
Constituency
Morecambe and Lunesdale MP: Lizzi Collinge (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
7 November 1983
Type
Gate piers
Address
Pair of Gatepiers to Former Halton Hall, Church Brow, Halton-With-Aughton
OS grid reference
SD 498 646
Coordinates
54.07576, -2.76784
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

This is a pair of massive gate piers that date from the late 18th century and were originally part of Halton Hall. They are made of sandstone and have a square section with alternating rustication. Each pier features a cyma cornice, cyma moulded caps, and decorative balls on top.

Local climate

Pair of Gatepiers to Former Halton 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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