Kissing Gate and Gate Piers at Mid Point of Footpath Number 44 is a Grade II listed building in the Kirklees local planning authority area, England. First listed on 1 December 1978. A C19 Kissing gate.

Kissing Gate and Gate Piers at Mid Point of Footpath Number 44

WRENN ID
waiting-gargoyle-tarn
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Kirklees
Constituency
Colne Valley MP: Paul Davies (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
1 December 1978
Type
Kissing gate
Address
Kissing Gate and Gate Piers at Mid Point of Footpath Number 44, Calmlands Road, Meltham
OS grid reference
SE 099 102
Coordinates
53.58841, -1.85076
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The kissing gate, located at the midpoint of footpath number 44 on Calmlands Road in Meltham, is likely from the early to mid 19th century. It features two upright stone slabs and a stone post, supporting a later wooden gate. The area is paved with stone.

Local climate

Kissing Gate and Gate Piers at Mid Point of Footpath Number 44 sits in a wetter-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 1,020 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 82% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 75% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 51 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 93% of listed buildings. Of these, 31 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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