Churchyard Gates and Gate Piers Approximately 20 Metres to East of Church of St Mary is a Grade II listed building in the Shropshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 7 April 1986. Gate.

Churchyard Gates and Gate Piers Approximately 20 Metres to East of Church of St Mary

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Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Shropshire
Constituency
South Shropshire MP: Stuart Anderson (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
7 April 1986
Type
Gate
OS grid reference
SJ 488 005
Coordinates
52.59989, -2.75686
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The churchyard gates and gate piers, located approximately 20 metres east of the Church of St. Mary, date from the early 18th century, with the gates added around 1934. The gate piers are made of square grey sandstone ashlar, featuring plinths, chamfered rustication, and cyma-recta moulded cornices at the flat tops. The gates are cast iron, designed with dog bars and dog rails, and include a top rail that has remnants of plate lettering. The gates have alternate bars that project above, each topped with urn finials.

On the right-hand pier, there is a cast plate that reads: "THESE GATES/WERE F'RESENTED TO/ MAJOR E.R.T. CORBETT M.B.E./BY MEMBERS OF/THE SHROPSHIRE I: WEST MIDLANDS/ AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY/AS A TOKEN OF THEIR APPRECIATION/OF HIS SERVICES TO/THE SOCIETY/ANNO MDCDXXXIV". The left-hand pier also has a cast plate, which states: "THE MEMBERS AND OFFICERS OF/THE ATCHAM/RURAL DISTRICT COUNCIL/PLANTED THE GROUP OF OAK TREES/N.W. CORNER OF PARK TO EXPRESS/THEIR AFFECTION AND GRATITUDE TO/MAJOR E.R.T. CORBETT, M.B.E./THEIR CHAIRMAN FROM/1920 to 1939". The design of the gate piers is similar to two other sets of piers located to the north of Longnor Hall.

Local climate

Churchyard Gates and Gate Piers Approximately 20 Metres to East of Church of St Mary receives an average of 790 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 58% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 78% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 48 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 89% 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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