Gates, Gatepiers and Railings Approximately 15 Metres South of Wellshead House is a Grade II listed building in the Vale of White Horse local planning authority area, England. First listed on 5 May 1988. Gates and railings.

Gates, Gatepiers and Railings Approximately 15 Metres South of Wellshead House

WRENN ID
brooding-window-pine
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Vale of White Horse
Constituency
Didcot and Wantage MP: Olly Glover (LD)
Country
England
Date first listed
5 May 1988
Type
Gates and railings
OS grid reference
SU 491 889
Coordinates
51.59684, -1.29248
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

Gates, gatepiers, and railings located approximately 15 meters south of Wellshead House were likely built in the early to mid-19th century. They feature a red brick base supporting the railings and piers, with spear-headed wrought iron railings. To the left, there are double gates made of cast iron, also with spear-headed designs. The structure stands about 2 meters high and stretches approximately 75 meters in length. It is included in the listing for its group value.

Local climate

Gates, Gatepiers and Railings Approximately 15 Metres South of Wellshead House 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 79% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 69% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 34 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 51% 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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