Gate and Gatepiers of Longfield House on Mortimer Street is a Grade II listed building in the Wiltshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 26 November 1976. Gate and gatepiers.
Gate and Gatepiers of Longfield House on Mortimer Street
- WRENN ID
- tattered-slate-poplar
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Wiltshire
- Constituency
- South West Wiltshire MP: Dr Andrew Murrison (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 26 November 1976
- Type
- Gate and gatepiers
- Address
- Gate and Gatepiers of Longfield House on Mortimer Street, Trowbridge
- OS grid reference
- ST 856 575
- Coordinates
- 51.31693, -2.20792
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The gate and gatepiers of Longfield House, located on Mortimer Street, date from the late 18th century to early 19th century. The structure features a wall made of ashlar that stands about 6 feet tall. The main points of interest are the gate piers and gates, which are set within quadrant walls. The piers are topped with cross-ridge caps. The gates are made of cast iron and include spearhead railings on a ramped upper bar, with an anthemion design at the center. Below the upper bar, there is a short arcade, scrolled center panels, and quatrefoil spacers.
Local climate
Gate and Gatepiers of Longfield House on Mortimer Street receives an average of 860 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 61% 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, 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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