Wall and Gate Piers to Hans Farmhouse is a Grade II listed building in the Wiltshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 9 December 1985. Gate piers, wall.

Wall and Gate Piers to Hans Farmhouse

WRENN ID
slow-grate-bracken
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Wiltshire
Constituency
South Cotswolds MP: Dr Roz Savage (LD)
Country
England
Date first listed
9 December 1985
Type
Gate piers, wall
Address
Wall and Gate Piers to Hans Farmhouse, Upper Castle Combe
OS grid reference
ST 848 774
Coordinates
51.49542, -2.22019
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The wall and gate piers to Hans Farmhouse date from around 1700 and are constructed of ashlar stone. They consist of two rusticated stone piers topped with moulded caps that support stone finials. Each pier features stone plinths and scrolled brackets on the sides. A coped wall rises to the top of the piers, extending across the width of the main range of the house.

Local climate

Wall and Gate Piers to Hans Farmhouse receives an average of 820 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 52% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 55% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 34 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 50% of listed buildings. Of these, 16 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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