Gatepiers to Afton Manor is a Grade II listed building in the Isle of Wight local planning authority area, England. First listed on 28 March 1994. Gatepiers.

Gatepiers to Afton Manor

WRENN ID
tall-roof-acorn
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Isle of Wight
Constituency
Isle of Wight West MP: Richard Quigley (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
28 March 1994
Type
Gatepiers
Address
Gatepiers to Afton Manor, Newport Road, Freshwater
OS grid reference
SZ 349 865
Coordinates
50.67759, -1.50602
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The gatepiers to Afton Manor date from the 18th century and consist of four square ashlar piers. The two central piers feature semi-circular caps and are connected by a curved wall made of stone rubble with ashlar coping. The side piers are taller, have a deep plinth, and are topped with moulded cornices and ball finials.

Local climate

Gatepiers to Afton Manor receives an average of 890 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 65% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 93% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 6 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 96% of listed buildings. Of these, 3 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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