Pair of Gate Piers and Flanking Walls, 30 Yards South West of West Priory is a Grade II listed building in the North Somerset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 16 March 1984. Gate structure.

Pair of Gate Piers and Flanking Walls, 30 Yards South West of West Priory

WRENN ID
sunken-rampart-gorse
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
North Somerset
Constituency
North Somerset MP: Sadik Al-Hassan (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
16 March 1984
Type
Gate structure
OS grid reference
ST 540 735
Coordinates
51.45936, -2.66243
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

This pair of gate piers and flanking walls, located 30 yards south-west of West Priory, likely dates from around 1831. They are constructed from ashlar stone. The inner piers are panelled and octagonal, featuring crested tops and buttresses on the inner side. The gates are made of cast iron and were added in the 20th century. The flanking walls are made of coursed, squared rubble and extend approximately 3 yards, ending in square turrets that have an embattled parapet.

Local climate

Pair of Gate Piers and Flanking Walls, 30 Yards South West of West Priory receives an average of 850 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 59% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 63% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 31 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 60% 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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