Gate Piers is a Grade II listed building in the Leeds local planning authority area, England. First listed on 5 July 1978. Gate piers.

Gate Piers

WRENN ID
waiting-clay-crag
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Leeds
Constituency
Leeds East MP: Richard Burgon (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
5 July 1978
Type
Gate piers
Address
Gate Piers, Newsam Green Road Ls26, Swillington, LS26 8AG
OS grid reference
SE 371 301
Coordinates
53.76598, -1.43751
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

This is a set of six gate piers, likely dating from the late 18th century. They are made of stuccoed stone and have a square section, standing approximately 3 metres high. Each pier features a band near the top, panelled sides above this, a moulded cornice, and a finial that consists of a ball set in a square band.

Local climate

Gate Piers receives an average of 770 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 63% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 95% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 39 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 74% of listed buildings. Of these, 19 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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