Gate piers about 150 metres south-west of Lea Head Manor is a Grade II listed building in the Newcastle-under-Lyme local planning authority area, England. First listed on 17 November 1966. Gate piers.

Gate piers about 150 metres south-west of Lea Head Manor

WRENN ID
worn-stone-storm
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Newcastle-under-Lyme
Constituency
Stafford MP: Leigh Ingham (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
17 November 1966
Type
Gate piers
OS grid reference
SJ 749 419
Coordinates
52.97453, -2.37408
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The gate piers, located about 150 metres south-west of Lea Head Manor, date from the late 17th century to early 18th century. They are made of rusticated sandstone ashlar and are square in section. Each pier features a moulded capping, likely with a plinth beneath the gravel of the drive, and has half domes above, topped with pineapple finials. There are two wrought iron gates from the late 19th to early 20th century, which are not included in the listing. The gate piers have been moved from their original position, where they once stood in front of the house. The domes and finials have been repaired with cement, and the right-hand pier is twisted and slightly damaged as noted during the last survey in 1984. These piers are stylistically similar to those at Whitmore Hall in Whitmore. If they are indeed from the late 17th century, they represent some of the earliest examples of pineapple motifs, which were first cultivated in England in the 1660s.

Local climate

Gate piers about 150 metres south-west of Lea Head Manor receives an average of 820 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 52% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 64% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 42 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 81% of listed buildings. Of these, 22 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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