Gate Piers and Steps East of the Manor Office Qv is a Grade II listed building in the Cornwall local planning authority area, England. First listed on 9 October 1987. Gate piers and steps.
Gate Piers and Steps East of the Manor Office Qv
- WRENN ID
- ghost-gravel-scarlet
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Cornwall
- Constituency
- St Ives MP: Andrew George (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 9 October 1987
- Type
- Gate piers and steps
- Address
- Gate Piers and Steps East of the Manor Office Qv, West End, Marazion
- OS grid reference
- SW 517 307
- Coordinates
- 50.12508, -5.47457
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The gate piers and steps located east of The Manor Office in Marazion date back to the 18th century. They provide access to the kitchen gardens at Rosehill. The structure features rubble walls complemented by dressed granite steps, copings, and pier caps. The design includes a straight flight of steps, with one side built against a retaining wall and the other side featuring a low masonry balustrade. At the top of the steps, the walls are topped with square-on-plan piers. The piers are made of ashlar and have sloping caps with finials that resemble tulip heads.
Local climate
Gate Piers and Steps East of the Manor Office Qv receives an average of 910 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 68% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 91% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 4 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 98% of listed buildings. Of these, 1 follows 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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