Southern Gate Pier at Number 16 is a Grade II listed building in the Breckland local planning authority area, England. First listed on 10 March 1971. Gate pier.

Southern Gate Pier at Number 16

WRENN ID
narrow-ashlar-brook
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Breckland
Constituency
South West Norfolk MP: Terry Jermy (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
10 March 1971
Type
Gate pier
Address
Southern Gate Pier at Number 16, Bridge Street, Thetford
OS grid reference
TL 868 830
Coordinates
52.41389, 0.746
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The southern gate pier at Number 16 is an early 19th-century structure made of whitewashed brick. It has a square section and features a ball finial on top. This gate pier is included for its group value with the surrounding structures.

Local climate

Southern Gate Pier at Number 16 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 91% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 99% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 30 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 65% 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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