Four Gate Piers to Middle Temple Lane Gate Piers to Middle Temple Lane is a Grade II listed building in the City of London local planning authority area, England. First listed on 10 November 1977. Gate piers.

Four Gate Piers to Middle Temple Lane Gate Piers to Middle Temple Lane

WRENN ID
scattered-soffit-amber
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
City of London
Constituency
Cities of London and Westminster MP: Rachel Blake (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
10 November 1977
Type
Gate piers
Address
Four Gate Piers to Middle Temple Lane Gate Piers to Middle Temple Lane, Middle Temple Lane Ec4, City and County of the City of London
OS grid reference
TQ 312 808
Coordinates
51.51116, -0.11073
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

Four gate piers to Middle Temple Lane were built in the late 19th century. They consist of four tall Portland stone piers featuring grouped flat pilasters adorned with incised stylized floral motifs. Each pier has angle shafts resting on acanthus leaf bases and is topped with cast iron vases. The gates are made of spiked iron and display the 'agnus dei' motif, which is the badge of Middle Temple, set within roundels. There are two single outer gates and a central set of double gates.

Local climate

Four Gate Piers to Middle Temple Lane Gate Piers to Middle Temple Lane 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 95% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 98% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 35 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 57% of listed buildings. Of these, 16 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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