Gates and Piers at Number 16 is a Grade II* listed building in the Oxford local planning authority area, England. First listed on 28 June 1972. Gates and piers.

Gates and Piers at Number 16

WRENN ID
solemn-loft-peregrine
Grade
II*
Local Planning Authority
Oxford
Constituency
Oxford West and Abingdon MP: Layla Moran (LD)
Country
England
Date first listed
28 June 1972
Type
Gates and piers
Address
Gates and Piers at Number 16, St Giles' Street
OS grid reference
SP 511 068
Coordinates
51.75771, -1.25962
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The gates and piers at Number 16, dating from 1485, feature stone moulded gate piers with a wrought iron gate and railings set on a stone base. There are moulded stone side piers, and both the central and side piers are topped with vases. In total, there are six piers with vases and two with ball finials. This structure is part of a group that includes Nos 1, 11 to 17 (consecutive), 19, 20, Black Hall, part of Queen Elizabeth House, and Nos 22 and 23.

Local climate

Gates and Piers at Number 16 sits in a drier-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 730 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 77% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 70% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 34 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 50% 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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