Wall and Gatepier Approximately 15 Metres South of Denman College is a Grade II listed building in the Vale of White Horse local planning authority area, England. First listed on 6 July 1987. Wall and gatepier.

Wall and Gatepier Approximately 15 Metres South of Denman College

WRENN ID
quiet-wall-oak
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Vale of White Horse
Constituency
Oxford West and Abingdon MP: Layla Moran (LD)
Country
England
Date first listed
6 July 1987
Type
Wall and gatepier
OS grid reference
SU 452 968
Coordinates
51.66853, -1.34762
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The wall and gatepier, located approximately 15 meters south of Denman College, date from the 18th century and early 19th century. The wall is constructed from uncoursed limestone rubble and features a triangular coping with an ashlar top course. The gatepier is made of ashlar and topped with a pineapple finial. This wall marks the entrance to Denman College, which was formerly known as Marcham House, and it extends approximately 110 meters along the north side of the churchyard.

Local climate

Wall and Gatepier Approximately 15 Metres South of Denman College 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 78% 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 32 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 59% of listed buildings. Of these, 14 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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