Gate Piers is a Grade II listed building in the West Oxfordshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 20 June 1986. Gate piers.

Gate Piers

WRENN ID
pale-arch-gilt
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
West Oxfordshire
Constituency
Banbury MP: Sean Woodcock (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
20 June 1986
Type
Gate piers
Address
Gate Piers, Chapel Road, Chipping Norton
OS grid reference
SP 320 277
Coordinates
51.94703, -1.5357
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

Gate piers from the mid 18th century, constructed of ashlar. These tall piers are oblong in shape and feature projecting moulded cornices. They are topped with shaped plinths and ball finials, which have square sections at their midpoints.

Local climate

Gate Piers receives an average of 770 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 64% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 62% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 38 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 72% of listed buildings. Of these, 18 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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