Gates and Gate Piers at South entrance to Abbey Close is a Grade II* listed building in the Dorset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 4 October 1973. Gate.

Gates and Gate Piers at South entrance to Abbey Close

WRENN ID
sheer-brick-larch
Grade
II*
Local Planning Authority
Dorset
Constituency
West Dorset MP: Edward Morello (LD)
Country
England
Date first listed
4 October 1973
Type
Gate
Address
Gates and Gate Piers at South entrance to Abbey Close, Sherborne
OS grid reference
ST 637 164
Coordinates
50.94621, -2.51678
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The gates and gate piers at the south entrance to Abbey Close are constructed from ashlar and date from the 18th century. The gate piers feature a low plinth, capping, and ball finials. Each of the two gates has two lock rails adorned with inset scroll panelling and a top rail that has a slightly inverted curve. The uprights of the gates are topped with spiked finials, which alternate in height, rising either above the lock rail or above the topmost rail. These gates and piers are part of a group of listed buildings that includes the east end of No 1 Finger Lane.

Local climate

Gates and Gate Piers at South entrance to Abbey Close receives an average of 840 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 55% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 65% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 30 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 64% 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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