Gates and gate piers to The Old School is a Grade II listed building in the Dorset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 20 October 1983. A C19 Gate.
Gates and gate piers to The Old School
- WRENN ID
- roaming-tallow-acorn
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Dorset
- Constituency
- North Dorset MP: Simon Hoare (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 20 October 1983
- Type
- Gate
- Address
- Gates and gate piers to The Old School, Penny Street, Sturminster Newton, DT10 1DE
- OS grid reference
- ST 787 140
- Coordinates
- 50.92545, -2.30304
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The gates and gate piers to The Old School are a notable feature located on the south side of Penny Street in Sturminster Newton. The gate piers are possibly from the 18th century, while the gates date to the 19th century. The piers are made of ashlar and are topped with an entablature and ball finials. The wrought iron arch displays a heart motif along with a coat of arms and an inscription on a scroll. The double gates are designed with spiked railings and have a segmental top rail.
Local climate
Gates and gate piers to The Old School receives an average of 820 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 52% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 64% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 28 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 69% of listed buildings. Of these, 11 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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- Sale history — 1 transaction since 2020
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