Gate pier attached to south-east corner of 36, Church Street is a Grade II listed building in the Shropshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 15 May 1986. Gate pier.
Gate pier attached to south-east corner of 36, Church Street
- WRENN ID
- scattered-truss-swift
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Shropshire
- Constituency
- North Shropshire MP: Helen Morgan (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 15 May 1986
- Type
- Gate pier
- Address
- Gate pier attached to south-east corner of 36, Church Street, SY11 2SP
- OS grid reference
- SJ 289 294
- Coordinates
- 52.85766, -3.05709
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The gate pier, dating from the late 18th century, is located at the south-east corner of No. 36 Church Street in Oswestry. It is constructed from painted sandstone ashlar and has a rectangular shape. The pier features a fluted band with a moulded oval disc above it, and a moulded capping that is topped with a decorative urn adorned with grotesque faces. A spur stone is also present, although the gates are missing. This gate pier is one of a pair, with the other being listed as item no 15/47.
Local climate
Gate pier attached to south-east corner of 36, Church Street receives an average of 870 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 80% 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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