Pair of Gatepiers 50 Metres North West of Twinstead Hall is a Grade II listed building in the Braintree local planning authority area, England. First listed on 22 August 1986. Gate piers.
Pair of Gatepiers 50 Metres North West of Twinstead Hall
- WRENN ID
- pale-bonework-myrtle
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Braintree
- Constituency
- Braintree MP: Sir James Cleverly (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 22 August 1986
- Type
- Gate piers
- OS grid reference
- TL 860 366
- Coordinates
- 51.9971, 0.70902
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This pair of gate piers, located 50 meters northwest of Twinstead Hall, dates from the late 18th century and is constructed of limestone. Each pier features large ball finials adorned with carved acanthus leaves. The northwest face of the piers showcases circular dies with radiating flutes. Note that Twinstead Hall itself is not listed.
Local climate
Pair of Gatepiers 50 Metres North West of Twinstead Hall 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 72% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 28 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 70% of listed buildings. Of these, 14 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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