Gatepiers Between Numbers 7 and 8 is a Grade II listed building in the Oxford local planning authority area, England. First listed on 28 June 1972. Gatepiers.

Gatepiers Between Numbers 7 and 8

WRENN ID
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Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Oxford
Constituency
Oxford West and Abingdon MP: Layla Moran (LD)
Country
England
Date first listed
28 June 1972
Type
Gatepiers
Address
Gatepiers Between Numbers 7 and 8, Holywell Street, OX1 3SA
OS grid reference
SP 518 065
Coordinates
51.75492, -1.25037
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The gatepiers between numbers 7 and 8 on Holywell Street date from the 18th century. They are made of ashlar stone and feature moulded caps. These gatepiers are part of a group of listed buildings on the north side of the street.

Local climate

Gatepiers Between Numbers 7 and 8 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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