Gatepiers and Gates Approximately 50 Metres North West of North West Corner of North Service Range of Bruern Abbey is a Grade II listed building in the West Oxfordshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 15 May 1989. Gatepiers and gates.
Gatepiers and Gates Approximately 50 Metres North West of North West Corner of North Service Range of Bruern Abbey
- WRENN ID
- hushed-sandstone-jay
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- West Oxfordshire
- Constituency
- Witney MP: Charlie Maynard (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 15 May 1989
- Type
- Gatepiers and gates
- OS grid reference
- SP 264 204
- Coordinates
- 51.88161, -1.6172
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The gatepiers and gates located approximately 50 meters northwest of the northwest corner of the north service range of Bruern Abbey are likely from the 19th century, though they may include fragments from the medieval period. They are constructed from limestone ashlar and feature a square section with a projecting base, coping, and ball finials. Each pier has a shield that appears to be medieval, set in a slight recess at the center. Attached to each pier are short sections of ramped wall that may incorporate reused fragments of medieval window tracery. The piers are connected by 19th-century wrought iron gates that have a decorative overthrow. A Cistercian abbey was established at Bruern in 1146, but little remains visible above ground. These gatepiers and gates are included for their group value.
Local climate
Gatepiers and Gates Approximately 50 Metres North West of North West Corner of North Service Range of Bruern Abbey receives an average of 780 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 59% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 59% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 41 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 79% of listed buildings. Of these, 20 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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