Gate Piers and Gates to Torre Abbey is a Grade II listed building in the Torbay local planning authority area, England. First listed on 3 May 1994. Gate piers and gates. 2 related planning applications.

Gate Piers and Gates to Torre Abbey

WRENN ID
high-pavement-curlew
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Torbay
Constituency
Torbay MP: Steve Darling (LD)
Country
England
Date first listed
3 May 1994
Type
Gate piers and gates
Address
Gate Piers and Gates to Torre Abbey, the King's Drive, TQ2 5JE
OS grid reference
SX 906 638
Coordinates
50.46448, -3.54192
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The gate piers and gates to the grounds of Torre Abbey were built around 1900, likely at the same time as three estate cottages nearby. They are made of rock-faced granite ashlar with freestone cornices, and feature cast- and wrought-iron gates. The main gateway is designed for vehicles and includes a pair of tall gates along with outer pedestrian gates; the piers are slightly set forward and the gates are curved.

The piers are square in section, with chamfered plinths, projecting bolection-moulded cornices, and pyramidal caps. The piers next to the main gateway are topped with realistic statues of swans, while the outer piers have ball finials. The main gates are elegantly designed with a nowy head shape and scrolled cresting, featuring shields that display the Cary Arms. The pedestrian gates match this style but are curved.

Local climate

Gate Piers and Gates to Torre Abbey receives an average of 870 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 64% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 83% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 11 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 90% of listed buildings. Of these, 4 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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