Gate Piers at Entrance to Dewlish House is a Grade II listed building in the Dorset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 10 March 1987. Gate piers.

Gate Piers at Entrance to Dewlish House

WRENN ID
standing-transept-cobweb
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Dorset
Constituency
West Dorset MP: Edward Morello (LD)
Country
England
Date first listed
10 March 1987
Type
Gate piers
Address
Gate Piers at Entrance to Dewlish House, Dewlish Park
OS grid reference
SY 769 976
Coordinates
50.77785, -2.32765
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The gate piers at the entrance to Dewlish House date from the late 18th century. They consist of four rusticated stone piers, with the outer pair being shorter and positioned to flank the pedestrian entrances, while the taller inner pair flanks the carriageway. Each pier features moulded cornices and top blocks adorned with ball finials. The entrance is completed with wrought iron gates.

Local climate

Gate Piers at Entrance to Dewlish House receives an average of 810 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 52% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 69% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 19 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 80% of listed buildings. Of these, 7 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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