Gatepiers to Number 2 is a Grade II listed building in the Kirklees local planning authority area, England. Gatepiers. 2 related planning applications.
Gatepiers to Number 2
- WRENN ID
- turning-pavement-jay
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Kirklees
- Constituency
- Colne Valley MP: Paul Davies (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Type
- Gatepiers
- Address
- Gatepiers to Number 2, Thornhill Road, HD3 3AU
- OS grid reference
- SE 126 178
- Coordinates
- 53.65726, -1.81019
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The gatepiers to Number 2 on Thornhill Road date from the mid-19th century and are constructed from ashlar stone. They are cylindrical in shape and feature moulded cornices topped with ball finials. The gatepiers are complemented by cast iron gates that display an elaborate arabesque pattern.
Local climate
Gatepiers to Number 2 sits in a wetter-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 980 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 78% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 71% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 46 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 87% of listed buildings. Of these, 26 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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- Full EPC report — heating system, energy costs, size, glazing, construction etc.
- Sale history — 2 transactions since 2015
- Related listed building consents — 2 applications
- Detailed attributes — period, style, materials, features
- Flood risk assessment
- Radon risk assessment
- Weather exposure and heating demand — rain and frost month by month and year by year, wind direction, solar and humidity
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