Gates and Gate Piers is a Grade II listed building in the Staffordshire Moorlands local planning authority area, England. First listed on 17 November 1986. Gates and gate piers.

Gates and Gate Piers

WRENN ID
forgotten-cellar-nightshade
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Staffordshire Moorlands
Constituency
Staffordshire Moorlands MP: Dame Karen Bradley (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
17 November 1986
Type
Gates and gate piers
Address
Gates and Gate Piers, Farley Lane
OS grid reference
SK 070 435
Coordinates
52.98897, -1.89659
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The gates and gate piers at Alton Park date from the late 19th century and are made of wrought iron. They feature four square open work piers that have domed caps topped with finials, flanking the main central gates, along with two outer wicket gates.

Local climate

Gates and Gate Piers receives an average of 880 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 64% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 54% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 43 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 81% of listed buildings. Of these, 23 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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