Gatepiers North North West of Thorney Abbey and Abbey House is a Grade II* listed building in the Peterborough local planning authority area, England. First listed on 24 February 1982. A C17 Gate piers.

Gatepiers North North West of Thorney Abbey and Abbey House

WRENN ID
low-wattle-meadow
Grade
II*
Local Planning Authority
Peterborough
Constituency
Peterborough MP: Andrew Pakes (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
24 February 1982
Type
Gate piers
Address
Gatepiers North North West of Thorney Abbey and Abbey House, Abbey Place, City of Peterborough
OS grid reference
TF 281 041
Coordinates
52.62038, -0.10816
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The gate piers located north-north-west of Thorney Abbey and Abbey House are large, rusticated stone structures dating from the late 17th century. They feature panelled pilasters with volute bases, large cornices, and ball finials.

Local climate

Gatepiers North North West of Thorney Abbey and Abbey House sits in one of the driest parts of the UK, with an average of 700 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 92% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 94% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 32 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 58% 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 0.3°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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