Pair of Gate Piers About 84 Metres North West of Hamswell House is a Grade II listed building in the South Gloucestershire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 15 August 1985. Gate pier.

Pair of Gate Piers About 84 Metres North West of Hamswell House

WRENN ID
cold-shingle-flax
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
South Gloucestershire
Constituency
Thornbury and Yate MP: Claire Young (LD)
Country
England
Date first listed
15 August 1985
Type
Gate pier
OS grid reference
ST 731 715
Coordinates
51.44258, -2.38739
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

This is a pair of gate piers located about 84 metres north-west of Hamswell House, dating from the 18th century. They are constructed from limestone ashlar and freestone. Each pier is square and stands approximately 3 metres high, featuring a plain plinth, a cornice, a flat top, and a large ball finial.

Local climate

Pair of Gate Piers About 84 Metres North West of Hamswell House receives an average of 860 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 60% 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 34 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 52% of listed buildings. Of these, 15 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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