Gate Piers in East Wall of the Prospect is a Grade II* listed building in the Herefordshire, County of local planning authority area, England. First listed on 22 October 1952. A Post-Medieval Gate piers.

Gate Piers in East Wall of the Prospect

WRENN ID
fossil-merlon-hawthorn
Grade
II*
Local Planning Authority
Herefordshire, County of
Constituency
Hereford and South Herefordshire MP: Jesse Norman (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
22 October 1952
Type
Gate piers
Period
Post-Medieval
Address
Gate Piers in East Wall of the Prospect, Ross-On-Wye
OS grid reference
SO 597 240
Coordinates
51.91342, -2.5866
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The gate piers in the east wall of the Prospect date from 1700 and were built at the expense of John Kyrle, known as the Man of Ross. There are two square piers, each featuring moulded bases and cappings topped with large vases that support a pineapple. Carved upright voluted brackets support the piers on the outer side and stand on an enclosing wall.

Local climate

Gate Piers in East Wall of the Prospect receives an average of 780 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 59% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 53% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 42 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 81% of listed buildings. Of these, 20 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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