Gate Piers at the Firs is a Grade II listed building in the Solihull local planning authority area, England. First listed on 22 July 1976. Gate piers.
Gate Piers at the Firs
- WRENN ID
- empty-landing-autumn
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Solihull
- Constituency
- Meriden and Solihull East MP: Saqib Bhatti (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 22 July 1976
- Type
- Gate piers
- Address
- Gate Piers at the Firs, Barston Lane
- OS grid reference
- SP 199 786
- Coordinates
- 52.40514, -1.7084
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The gate piers at The Firs are a pair of 18th century red brick structures featuring ashlar cornices and ball finials. They are included in the listing for their group value, as they contribute to the overall significance of The Firs, the barn, and the gate piers themselves.
Local climate
Gate Piers at the Firs receives an average of 770 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 63% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 75% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 37 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 68% of listed buildings. Of these, 18 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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