Pair of Gatepiers in Downham Hall Garden, Approximately 60 Metres North West of School is a Grade II listed building in the Ribble Valley local planning authority area, England. First listed on 27 April 1984. Gatepiers.

Pair of Gatepiers in Downham Hall Garden, Approximately 60 Metres North West of School

WRENN ID
ruined-chapel-equinox
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Ribble Valley
Constituency
Pendle and Clitheroe MP: Jonathan Hinder (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
27 April 1984
Type
Gatepiers
OS grid reference
SD 784 442
Coordinates
53.89401, -2.32933
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

This pair of gatepiers, likely built in the mid-19th century, is made of sandstone and is located approximately 60 metres north-west of the school in the garden of Downham Hall. They have a rectangular plan and feature bases, entablatures, and urns. On the east side, each gatepier has a pilaster with a central fielded panel, while on the west side, each has a pair of fluted pilasters topped with Corinthian capitals. These gatepiers were originally removed from the grounds of Cuerdale Hall.

Local climate

Pair of Gatepiers in Downham Hall Garden, Approximately 60 Metres North West of School sits in one of the wettest parts of the UK, with an average of 1,310 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 95% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 91% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 53 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 93% of listed buildings. Of these, 29 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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