Railings, Gatepiers and Gates Opposite the Hill is a Grade II listed building in the Bath and North East Somerset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 19 October 1983. Railings, gatepiers, gates.
Railings, Gatepiers and Gates Opposite the Hill
- WRENN ID
- nether-flagstone-heron
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Bath and North East Somerset
- Constituency
- Frome and East Somerset MP: Anna Sabine (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 19 October 1983
- Type
- Railings, gatepiers, gates
- Address
- Railings, Gatepiers and Gates Opposite the Hill, Staples Hill, Freshford
- OS grid reference
- ST 790 596
- Coordinates
- 51.33514, -2.30181
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The railings, gatepiers, and gates opposite The Hill date from the early 19th century. They feature square ashlar gatepiers with moulded caps at the southern end. The cast iron gates and railings are decorated with urns and an anthemion design. This structure originally formed part of the estate of The Hall. The railings extend 50 yards to the north, ending in another square pier located 15 yards from the northern end. The railings are ramped up over a spring, with a stone basin situated below.
Local climate
Railings, Gatepiers and Gates Opposite the Hill receives an average of 870 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 63% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 68% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 34 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 53% 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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