Gate Piers and Gate to Barford House is a Grade II listed building in the Bedford local planning authority area, England. First listed on 18 August 1983. Gate piers, gate.
Gate Piers and Gate to Barford House
- WRENN ID
- dusted-gravel-dawn
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Bedford
- Constituency
- North Bedfordshire MP: Richard Fuller (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 18 August 1983
- Type
- Gate piers, gate
- Address
- Gate Piers and Gate to Barford House, Roxton Road, Great Barford
- OS grid reference
- TL 137 530
- Coordinates
- 52.16443, -0.33818
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The gate piers and gate to Barford House were built in the mid to late 19th century. The gate piers are made of ashlar and are square, standing approximately 6 feet tall. They feature an Ionic base and cornice, with shafts that have chamfered corners and rectangular mouldings on each side. The gate itself is constructed of wood and wrought iron, showcasing a pierced arcading design along with intercolumniar wrought ironwork. This structure is listed for its group value with the house.
Local climate
Gate Piers and Gate to Barford House sits in one of the driest parts of the UK, with an average of 690 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 98% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 91% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 34 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 53% of listed buildings. Of these, 15 follow at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.4°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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