Gate Piers and Gates Into Churchyard of Church of St Michael and All Angels is a Grade II listed building in the Wiltshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 13 February 1985. A 18th century Gate piers. 2 related planning applications.

Gate Piers and Gates Into Churchyard of Church of St Michael and All Angels

WRENN ID
stony-string-moon
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Wiltshire
Constituency
Melksham and Devizes MP: Brian Mathew (LD)
Country
England
Date first listed
13 February 1985
Type
Gate piers
Address
Gate Piers and Gates Into Churchyard of Church of St Michael and All Angels, Place Road, Melksham, SN12 6JN
OS grid reference
ST 903 637
Coordinates
51.3723, -2.1406
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

These 18th-century gate piers and gates provide access to the churchyard of St Michael and All Angels church. The gate piers are constructed of ashlar limestone and feature a cornice and large finials decorated with acanthus leaves. The gates themselves are made of cast iron, with a spear-headed design and a cast-iron overthrow.

Local climate

Gate Piers and Gates Into Churchyard of Church of St Michael and All Angels receives an average of 830 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 55% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 57% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 34 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 51% 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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