Gate Piers and Gates to Memorial Stadium is a Grade II listed building in the Bristol, City of local planning authority area, England. First listed on 13 December 2010. Memorial gateway.
Gate Piers and Gates to Memorial Stadium
- WRENN ID
- heavy-cloister-rush
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Bristol, City of
- Constituency
- Bristol North West MP: Darren Jones (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 13 December 2010
- Type
- Memorial gateway
- Address
- Gate Piers and Gates to Memorial Stadium, Filton Avenue
- OS grid reference
- ST 595 765
- Coordinates
- 51.4867, -2.58456
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
A memorial gateway dating from 1921, consisting of five square gate posts with two double and two single iron gates. The piers are arranged symmetrically, with a taller central pier featuring two stone plaques arranged vertically. The upper plaque commemorates the Rugby Football Players of Bristol who served in the First World War (1914-1918), stating the ground was established in 1921. The lower plaque remembers those who served and lost their lives in the Second World War (1939-1945). A decorative architrave sits above the upper plaque, while the pier shaft has a moulded cornice and a stepped base, mirroring the height of the smaller, surrounding piers. The double iron gates feature simple vertical bars with a central fascia displaying the words 'BRISTOL RUGBY' and 'MEMORIAL GROUND'. Single gates are positioned between the two outer piers on each side.
The Memorial Stadium, now home to Bristol Rovers Football Club, was constructed shortly after the First World War for the Bristol Rugby Club and dedicated to its members lost in that conflict. A memorial service continues to be held at the gates on Armistice Day. The gate piers serve as a reminder of the impact of world events on the local community.
Local climate
Gate Piers and Gates to Memorial Stadium receives an average of 850 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 58% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 62% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 31 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 63% of listed buildings. Of these, 12 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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