Gatepiers to the Orchard is a Grade II listed building in the Isle of Wight local planning authority area, England. First listed on 22 November 1993. Gatepiers.

Gatepiers to the Orchard

WRENN ID
grim-crypt-rook
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Isle of Wight
Constituency
Isle of Wight West MP: Richard Quigley (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
22 November 1993
Type
Gatepiers
Address
Gatepiers to the Orchard, Undercliff Drive, Niton and Whitwell
OS grid reference
SZ 511 760
Coordinates
50.5818, -1.2784
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The gatepiers to The Orchard are from the early to mid 19th century. They are made of ashlar and stand about 6 feet high. Each gatepier features two projecting Doric pilasters and an architrave above, which is decorated with triglyphs and guttae.

Local climate

Gatepiers to the Orchard receives an average of 800 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 54% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 87% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 7 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 95% 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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