Gate Piers at South End of Lime Avenue to Zeals House is a Grade II listed building in the Wiltshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 6 January 1966. Gate piers.

Gate Piers at South End of Lime Avenue to Zeals House

WRENN ID
guardian-loggia-bramble
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Wiltshire
Constituency
South West Wiltshire MP: Dr Andrew Murrison (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
6 January 1966
Type
Gate piers
OS grid reference
ST 796 319
Coordinates
51.08686, -2.29198
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The gate piers at the south end of Lime Avenue to Zeals House date from the 18th century. They are constructed of limestone and feature alternately projecting courses. The piers have a moulded cornice topped with ball finials and an ashlar band adorned with carved rosettes on the front and rear faces. Decorative volutes include female masks and leopard masks. The attached side walls are made of rubble stone, with swept weathered coping and rusticated end piers that also have moulded cappings and ball finials.

Local climate

Gate Piers at South End of Lime Avenue to Zeals House receives an average of 850 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 58% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 62% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 35 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 60% 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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