Pair of Gate Piers at North Entrance to Birthwaite Hall is a Grade II listed building in the Barnsley local planning authority area, England. First listed on 23 November 1987. Gate piers.
Pair of Gate Piers at North Entrance to Birthwaite Hall
- WRENN ID
- frozen-floor-plover
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Barnsley
- Constituency
- Barnsley North MP: Dan Jarvis (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 23 November 1987
- Type
- Gate piers
- Address
- Pair of Gate Piers at North Entrance to Birthwaite Hall, Huddersfield Road
- OS grid reference
- SE 300 105
- Coordinates
- 53.59039, -1.54752
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
A pair of gate piers, likely from the early 18th century but possibly relocated, are situated at the north entrance to Birthwaite Hall. These stone piers are square and feature paneling with moulded cornices. Gadrooned pedestals support ball finials on top. The right pier shows significant erosion. These piers are included in the listing for their group value.
Local climate
Pair of Gate Piers at North Entrance to Birthwaite Hall receives an average of 860 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 62% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 60% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 39 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 75% of listed buildings. Of these, 21 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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